St. Léonard, New Brunswick (1921 census)
St. Léonard was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,172. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7400719. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.249°N, 67.797°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Léonard had a population of 1,172: 620 male and 552 female residents. Population density was 8.7 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 1921
In the 1921 census, St. Léonard shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 15 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 552 |
| POP M | 620 |
| POP TOT | 1,172 |
Other recorded variables (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 10 |
| BAPTISTS | 9 |
| BRIT ENG | 64 |
| BRIT IRISH | 11 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 7 |
| CAN BORN F | 509 |
| CAN BORN M | 571 |
| EUR FRENCH | 1,090 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 43 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 49 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 17 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,136 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB028011— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-l-onard-nb028011-1921/.