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 density was 29.1 people per square mile.
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 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 700 |
| Number of families | 700 |
| Number of females | 1,628 |
| Number of males | 1,759 |
| Number of married females | 576 |
| Number of married males | 579 |
| Number of married persons | 1,155 |
| Number of widowed females | 78 |
| Number of widowed males | 48 |
| Number of widowed persons | 126 |
| POP F | 1,628 |
| POP M | 1,759 |
| POP TOT | 3,387 |
| Total population | 3,387 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 974 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,132 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,106 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 47 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,340 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 11 |
| Number of houses | 667 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 54 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 45 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 568 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 350 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 315 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 376 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 678 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 76 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,578 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 521 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 18,959 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,135 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 29,476 |
| Acres of hay crops | 12,886 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 48,956 |
| Acres of land in farms | 58,091 |
| Acres of oats | 6,111 |
| Acres of potatoes | 424 |
| Acres of turnips | 37 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,492 |
| BAR AC | 2,578 |
| BAR BU | 32,210 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 32,210 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 302 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 954 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 316 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,071 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 112,234 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 11,097 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,501 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 555 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 18,775 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,498 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 591 |
| BWT BU | 954 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 50 |
| CRN BU | 1,071 |
| HAY AC | 12,886 |
| HAY TONS | 17,951 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 800 |
| Number of chickens | 17,251 |
| Number of ducks | 826 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 545 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 82 |
| Number of geese | 796 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 453 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,394 |
| Number of milk cows | 4,223 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 627 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,459 |
| Number of other fowl | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 161 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 85 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 218 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 127 |
| Number of sheep | 3,043 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,631 |
| Number of swine | 1,832 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,703 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,006 |
| OAT AC | 6,111 |
| OAT BU | 112,234 |
| PEA BU | 11,097 |
| POT AC | 424 |
| POT BU | 27,501 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 960 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,428 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,150 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 153,791 |
| RYE BU | 555 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 17,951 |
| WHT AC | 2,492 |
| WHT FALL BU | 591 |
| WHT SP BU | 18,775 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 161 |
| A 11 50 | 85 |
| A 201 PL | 36 |
| A 51 100 | 218 |
| BEN BU | 302 |
| BUTTER LB | 153,791 |
| CATTLE KS | 800 |
| CHEESE LB | 960 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 974 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,132 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,106 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,428 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 453 |
| DUCKS | 826 |
| FAMILIES | 700 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,150 |
| FRN CA | 47 |
| GEESE | 796 |
| GRA BU | 316 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 17,251 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,394 |
| HOUSES | 667 |
| HOUSES B | 54 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 42 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 73 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 73 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 350 |
| HOUSES S | 45 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 376 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 42 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 51 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 315 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 76 |
| HOUSES W | 568 |
| INF 11 A | 127 |
| MD FEM | 576 |
| MD MALE | 579 |
| MD TOT | 1,155 |
| MILK COWS | 4,223 |
| NAME CD | Leeds, South—Sud |
| OC F | 82 |
| OC P | 545 |
| OC TOT | 627 |
| OTHER FOWL | 38 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,459 |
| OTHERS | 3,340 |
| SHEEP | 3,043 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,631 |
| SILOS | 50 |
| SUP AM | 48,956 |
| SUP FOR | 9,135 |
| SUP JV | 521 |
| SUP PAT | 18,959 |
| SUP SC | 29,476 |
| SUP TOT | 58,091 |
| SWINE | 1,832 |
| SWINE KS | 1,703 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 678 |
| TUR AC | 37 |
| TUR BU | 6,498 |
| TURKEY | 1,006 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 11 |
| WID FEM | 78 |
| WID MALE | 48 |
| WID TOT | 126 |
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/.