Leeds and Lansdowne, Rear, Ontario (1871 census)
Leeds and Lansdowne, Rear was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,363. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.523°N, 76.115°W.
Population
In 1871, Leeds and Lansdowne, Rear had a population of 2,363: 1,192 male and 1,171 female residents. Population density was 23.4 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, Rear, 1881 (43.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lansdowne, Rear, 1881 (57.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Leeds and Lansdowne, Rear shared boundaries with:
- Bastard & Burgess
- Crosby S
- Escott, Front
- Leeds and Lansdowne, Front
- Pittsburgh
- Storrington
- Yonge and Escott, Rear
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 425 |
| Number of females | 1,171 |
| Number of males | 1,192 |
| Number of married females | 368 |
| Number of married males | 364 |
| Number of married persons | 732 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 87 |
| Total population | 2,363 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 749 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 795 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,544 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 422 |
| Number of occupied houses | 422 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 7,860 |
| BWT BU | 1,682 |
| CRN BU | 4,917 |
| HAY AC | 5,003 |
| HAY TONS | 5,028 |
| OAT BU | 29,247 |
| PEA BU | 9,423 |
| POT AC | 350 |
| POT BU | 36,896 |
| RYE BU | 6,661 |
| Total area (acres) | 73,719 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,877 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5,058 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,499 |
| AREA | 73,719 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 133 |
| CD | 67 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 425 |
| FEMALE | 1,171 |
| GRA BU | 245 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 422 |
| INHABITED | 422 |
| MALE | 1,192 |
| MARRIED F | 368 |
| MARRIED M | 364 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 732 |
| POPULATION | 2,363 |
| ROOT BU | 1,582 |
| SINGLE F | 749 |
| SINGLE M | 795 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,544 |
| TUR BU | 5,904 |
| UNINHABITED | 22 |
| WIDOWED F | 54 |
| WIDOWED M | 33 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 87 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON067003— 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, Rear, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/leeds-and-lansdowne-rear-on067003-1871/.