St. Léonard, New Brunswick (1891 census)
St. Léonard was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,393. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7400719. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.215°N, 67.783°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Léonard had a population of 2,393: 1,268 male and 1,125 female residents. Population density was 12.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,190 |
| 1891 | 2,393 |
| 1901 | 2,738 |
| 1911 | 2,026 |
| 1921 | 1,172 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Léonard shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.50 |
| FAM NO | 366 |
| Number of families | 366 |
| Number of females | 1,125 |
| Number of males | 1,268 |
| Number of married females | 370 |
| Number of married males | 369 |
| Number of married persons | 739 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| POP F | 1,125 |
| POP M | 1,268 |
| POP TOT | 2,393 |
| Total population | 2,393 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 726 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 873 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,599 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,217 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,176 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 337 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 309 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 43 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 295 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 130 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 337 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 36 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 41 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,054 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 25,788 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,908 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,252 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,963 |
| Acres of land in farms | 38,751 |
| Acres of oats | 2,121 |
| Acres of potatoes | 327 |
| Acres of turnips | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 38 |
| BAR AC | 41 |
| BAR BU | 491 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 491 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 28,842 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 34,325 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,610 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,035 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 59 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 272 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,015 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 32 |
| BWT BU | 28,842 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 3,252 |
| HAY TONS | 2,910 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 209 |
| Number of chickens | 3,299 |
| Number of ducks | 17 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 339 |
| Number of geese | 138 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 108 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 394 |
| Number of milk cows | 632 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 340 |
| Number of other cattle | 532 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 141 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 79 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 167 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 2,038 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 780 |
| Number of swine | 488 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 489 |
| Number of turkeys | 27 |
| OAT AC | 2,121 |
| OAT BU | 34,325 |
| PEA BU | 2,610 |
| POT AC | 327 |
| POT BU | 23,035 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,768 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 39,684 |
| RYE BU | 59 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,910 |
| WHT AC | 38 |
| WHT FALL BU | 32 |
| WHT SP BU | 272 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 79 |
| A 11 50 | 59 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 167 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| BUTTER LB | 39,684 |
| CATTLE KS | 209 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 726 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 873 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,599 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,768 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 108 |
| DUCKS | 17 |
| FAMILIES | 366 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.50 |
| FRN CA | 1,217 |
| GEESE | 138 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,299 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 394 |
| HOUSES | 337 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 50 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 43 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 295 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 44 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 130 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 14 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 36 |
| HOUSES W | 309 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 370 |
| MD MALE | 369 |
| MD TOT | 739 |
| MILK COWS | 632 |
| NAME CD | Victoria |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC P | 339 |
| OC TOT | 340 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 532 |
| OTHERS | 1,176 |
| SHEEP | 2,038 |
| SHEEP KS | 780 |
| SUP AM | 12,963 |
| SUP FOR | 25,788 |
| SUP JV | 1 |
| SUP PAT | 4,054 |
| SUP SC | 8,908 |
| SUP TOT | 38,751 |
| SWINE | 488 |
| SWINE KS | 489 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 337 |
| TUR AC | 17 |
| TUR BU | 1,015 |
| TURKEY | 27 |
| WID FEM | 29 |
| WID MALE | 26 |
| WID TOT | 55 |
| WORKING OX | 141 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB023013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB028011— 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 1891 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). "St. Léonard, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-l-onard-nb023013-1891/.