Saint Leonard’s, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Saint Leonard’s was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,997. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7400719. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.227°N, 67.450°W.
Population
In 1871, Saint Leonard’s had a population of 1,997: 1,045 male and 952 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (5.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Leonard's, 1881 (11.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lorne, 1881 (37.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Anne, 1881 (13.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Saint Leonard’s shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,997 total population, 1,045 males, 952 females, 585 married persons, 325 families, 293 married males, 292 married females, 35 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 16 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,377 single persons under 18, 736 single males under 18, 641 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 286 occupied houses, 282 inhabited houses, 18 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction, 4 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 299,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB181005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB181005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7400719
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-L%C3%A9onard_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Saint-L%C3%A9onard
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Saint Leonard’s, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/saint-leonard-s-nb181005-1871/.