Leeds, Ontario (1851 census)
Leeds was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,283. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.430°N, 76.179°W.
Population
In 1851, Leeds had a population of 2,283: 1,192 male and 1,091 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,283 |
| 1861 | 3,709 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Leeds shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 111 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,283 total population, 1,192 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,096, 1,091 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,018, 828 single males, 709 single females, 376 families, 347 married females, 345 married males, 221 males attending school, 219 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 96, Females present who are not members of the family: 73, 35 widowed females, 32 male births, 31 female births, 19 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 14, Female members of the family who are absent: 2, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 177 males aged 5 to 10, 172 females aged 5 to 10, 156 single males aged 10 to 15, 146 single females aged 10 to 15, 145 single males aged 15 to 20, 124 married females aged 20 to 30, 109 single females aged 15 to 20, 109 single males aged 20 to 30, 101 married females aged 30 to 40, 98 married males aged 30 to 40, 91 married males aged 40 to 50, 87 married males aged 20 to 30, 54 married females aged 40 to 50, 53 males under age 1, 52 single females aged 20 to 30, 45 females under age 1, 44 females aged 1 to 2, 44 females aged 2 to 3, 40 males aged 2 to 3, 39 females age 3 to 4, 39 males aged 1 to 2, 37 married males aged 50 to 60, 36 females aged 4 to 5, 34 males aged 3 to 4, 34 males aged 4 to 5, 30 married females aged 50 to 60, 22 married males aged 60 to 70, 19 married females aged 15 to 20, 19 single males aged 30 to 40, 15 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 2 married females aged 10 to 15 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,525 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 399 persons originating in Ireland, 160 persons originating in the United States, 95 persons originating in Scotland, 67 persons originating in England or Wales, 25 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $8,000 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $1,000 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 9 employees in grist mills, 6 employees in saw mills, 2 grist mills returning capital, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills reporting annual production, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 saw mills returning capital, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries not reporting. 2,060,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 16,500 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 6 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John MacDonald of Garth | 1771–1866 | died here |
| John McDonald | 1787–1860 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON020009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON083011— 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 1851 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, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/leeds-on020009-1851/.