Leeds and Lansdowne, Front, Ontario (1871 census)
Leeds and Lansdowne, Front was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,760. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.400°N, 76.106°W.
Population
In 1871, Leeds and Lansdowne, Front had a population of 3,760: 1,922 male and 1,838 female residents. Population density was 31.9 people per square mile.
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Leeds, Front, 1881 (46.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lansdowne, Front, 1881 (53.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Leeds and Lansdowne, Front shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 670 |
| Number of females | 1,838 |
| Number of males | 1,922 |
| Number of married females | 593 |
| Number of married males | 594 |
| Number of married persons | 1,187 |
| Number of widowed females | 78 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| Number of widowed persons | 119 |
| Total population | 3,760 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,167 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,287 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,454 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 667 |
| Number of occupied houses | 668 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 21,110 |
| BWT BU | 690 |
| CRN BU | 1,450 |
| HAY AC | 10,074 |
| HAY TONS | 8,971 |
| OAT BU | 70,847 |
| PEA BU | 14,799 |
| POT AC | 514 |
| POT BU | 24,870 |
| RYE BU | 2,187 |
| Total area (acres) | 71,532 |
| WHT SP BU | 26,104 |
| WHT WTR BU | 510 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,251 |
| AREA | 71,532 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 415 |
| CD | 67 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 670 |
| FEMALE | 1,838 |
| GRA BU | 765 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 668 |
| INHABITED | 667 |
| MALE | 1,922 |
| MARRIED F | 593 |
| MARRIED M | 594 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,187 |
| POPULATION | 3,760 |
| ROOT BU | 2,340 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 1,167 |
| SINGLE M | 1,287 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,454 |
| TUR BU | 2,455 |
| UNINHABITED | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 78 |
| WIDOWED M | 41 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 119 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON067001— 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 1871 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). "Leeds and Lansdowne, Front, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/leeds-and-lansdowne-front-on067001-1871/.