Lansdowne & Leeds, Rear, Ontario (1891 census)
Lansdowne & Leeds, Rear was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,492. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.523°N, 76.115°W.
Population
In 1891, Lansdowne & Leeds, Rear had a population of 2,492: 1,252 male and 1,240 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,492 |
| 1901 | 2,386 |
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, Rear, 1881 (43.0% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Lansdowne, Rear, 1881 (57.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Lansdowne & Leeds, Rear shared boundaries with:
- Bastard & Burgess, South—Sud
- Crosby S
- Lansdowne & Leeds, Front
- Pittsburg
- Storrington
- Yonge & Escott, Front
- Yonge & Escott, Rear
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 2,492 total population, 1,252 males, 1,240 females, 864 married persons, 522 families, 432 married females, 432 married males, 90 widowed persons, 55 widowed females, 35 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,538 single persons under 18, 785 single males under 18, 753 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,457 persons who are not French Canadian, 35 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 510 houses, 510 occupied houses, 439 houses built of wood, 331 houses of 2 stories, 235 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 178 houses of 1 story, 58 houses of 3 rooms, 57 houses built of brick, 57 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 50 houses of 5 rooms, 45 houses of 2 rooms, 45 uninhabited houses, 43 houses of 4 rooms, 14 houses built of stone, 12 houses of 1 room, 10 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 72,744 pounds of homemade butter, 66,102 bushels of oats, 46,610 acres of land in farms, 28,733 bushels of potatoes, 27,431 acres of improved land in farms, 19,179 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,929 acres of farmland under crops, 17,378 bushels of corn, 11,535 chickens, 10,498 bushels of barley, 9,243 bushels of peas, 9,179 tons of hay, 9,146 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,313 bushels of spring wheat, 7,020 bushels of winter wheat, 6,336 acres of hay crops, 6,099 bushels of turnips, 4,528 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,783 acres of oats, 3,143 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,774 milk cows, 2,375 bushels of rye, 1,738 sheep, 1,573 other cattle, 1,427 acres of wheat, 1,388 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,280 swine, 1,261 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,082 turkeys, 963 horses aged over 3 years, 725 geese, 665 acres of barley, Capacity of silos (tons): 510, 466 bushels of beans, 455 cattle killed or sold, 453 ducks, 451 occupants of farms, 448 bushels of buckwheat, 396 acres of potatoes, 385 farm occupants who own their land, 356 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 339 horses aged 3 years and under, 278 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 250 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 141 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 108 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 98 other fowl, 91 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 69 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 66 farm occupants who rent their land, 42 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 29 acres of turnips, 13 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William J. Christie | 1824–1899 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON086007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON083007_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, Rear, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lansdowne-leeds-rear-on086007-1891/.