Lansdowne & Leeds, Front, Ontario (1891 census)
Lansdowne & Leeds, Front was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,387. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.400°N, 76.108°W.
Population
In 1891, Lansdowne & Leeds, Front had a population of 3,387: 1,759 male and 1,628 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 3,387 |
| 1901 | 3,085 |
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 contained Leeds, Front, 1881 (47.4% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Lansdowne, Front, 1881 (52.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Lansdowne & Leeds, Front shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,387 total population, 1,759 males, 1,628 females, 1,155 married persons, 700 families, 579 married males, 576 married females, 126 widowed persons, 78 widowed females, 48 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,106 single persons under 18, 1,132 single males under 18, 974 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,340 persons who are not French Canadian, 47 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 678 occupied houses, 667 houses, 568 houses built of wood, 376 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 350 houses of 1 story, 315 houses of 2 stories, 76 uninhabited houses, 73 houses of 4 rooms, 73 houses of 5 rooms, 54 houses built of brick, 51 houses of 2 rooms, 45 houses built of stone, 42 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 42 houses of 3 rooms, 11 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 6 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 153,791 pounds of homemade butter, 112,234 bushels of oats, 58,091 acres of land in farms, 48,956 acres of improved land in farms, 32,210 bushels of barley, 29,476 acres of farmland under crops, 27,501 bushels of potatoes, 18,959 acres of farmland in pasture, 18,775 bushels of spring wheat, 17,951 tons of hay, 17,251 chickens, 12,886 acres of hay crops, 11,097 bushels of peas, 9,135 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,498 bushels of turnips, 6,428 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,111 acres of oats, 5,150 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4,223 milk cows, 3,043 sheep, 2,578 acres of barley, 2,492 acres of wheat, 2,459 other cattle, 1,832 swine, 1,703 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,631 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,394 horses aged over 3 years, 1,071 bushels of corn, 1,006 turkeys, 960 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 954 bushels of buckwheat, 826 ducks, 800 cattle killed or sold, 796 geese, 627 occupants of farms, 591 bushels of winter wheat, 555 bushels of rye, 545 farm occupants who own their land, 521 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 453 horses aged 3 years and under, 424 acres of potatoes, 316 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 302 bushels of beans, 218 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 161 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 127 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 85 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 82 farm occupants who rent their land, Capacity of silos (tons): 50, 38 other fowl, 37 acres of turnips, 36 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON086006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON083006_1891— 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 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). "Lansdowne & Leeds, Front, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lansdowne-leeds-front-on086006-1891/.