St. Leonard's, New Brunswick (1881 census)
St. Leonard's was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,190. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7400719. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.215°N, 67.783°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Leonard's had a population of 2,190: 1,153 male and 1,037 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,190 |
| 1891 | 2,393 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Saint Leonard’s, 1871 (11.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Leonard's shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,190 total population, 1,153 males, 1,037 females, 671 married persons, 381 families, 337 married females, 334 married males, 43 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 18 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,476 single persons under 18, 801 single males under 18, 675 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 314 inhabited houses, 314 occupied houses, 14 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 27,666 bushels of potatoes, 27,281 bushels of buckwheat, 25,203 bushels of oats, 4,489 bushels of spring wheat, 2,867 bushels of peas and beans, 2,553 acres of hay crops, 2,086 tons of hay, 1,750 bushels of turnips, 1,311 bushels of rye, 924 bushels of barley, 487 acres of wheat, 364 acres of potatoes, 128 bushels of winter wheat, 62 bushels of other root crops, 59 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Lévite Thériault | 1837–1896 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,190 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB032007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023013— 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 1881 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. Leonard's, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-leonard-s-nb032007-1881/.