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 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. Population density was 1.2 people per square mile.
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. Léonard, 1881 (11.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Anne, 1881 (13.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lorne, 1881 (37.3% 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 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 325 |
| Number of females | 952 |
| Number of males | 1,045 |
| Number of married females | 292 |
| Number of married males | 293 |
| Number of married persons | 585 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| Total population | 1,997 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 641 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 736 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,377 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 282 |
| Number of occupied houses | 286 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 940 |
| BWT BU | 20,579 |
| CRN BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 2,541 |
| HAY TONS | 2,159 |
| OAT BU | 22,834 |
| PEA BU | 2,557 |
| POT AC | 286 |
| POT BU | 30,299 |
| RYE BU | 885 |
| Total area (acres) | 299,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,620 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 149 |
| AREA | 299,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 94 |
| CD | 181 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 325 |
| FEMALE | 952 |
| GRA BU | 50 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 286 |
| INHABITED | 282 |
| MALE | 1,045 |
| MARRIED F | 292 |
| MARRIED M | 293 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 585 |
| POPULATION | 1,997 |
| ROOT BU | 47 |
| SHANTIES | 4 |
| SINGLE F | 641 |
| SINGLE M | 736 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,377 |
| TUR BU | 3,084 |
| UNINHABITED | 18 |
| WIDOWED F | 19 |
| WIDOWED M | 16 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 35 |
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: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.