Leeds, Ontario (1861 census)

Leeds was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,709. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.430°N, 76.179°W.

Population

In 1861, Leeds had a population of 3,709: 1,946 male and 1,763 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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.

Later boundary forms

• In a later year, this CSD contained Gananoque, T-V, 1871 (1.0% of this CSD's polygon).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Leeds shared boundaries with:

• Crosby, South
• Lansdowne
• Pittsburgh
• Storrington

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 184 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,709 total population, 1,946 males, 1,763 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,715, Female members of the family who are present: 1,641, 1,307 single males, 1,119 single females, 610 married males, 575 married females, 294 males attending school, 280 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 231, Females present who are not members of the family: 122, 86 male births, 69 widowed females, 65 female births, 29 widowed males, 27 adult males unable to read or write, 17 adult females unable to read or write, 3 deaf and dumb females, 3 persons at sea, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 247 single males aged 20 to 30, 215 single females aged 10 to 15, 213 single females aged 15 to 20, 212 single males aged 15 to 20, 210 females aged 5 to 10, 210 single males aged 10 to 15, 201 males aged 5 to 10, 195 married females aged 20 to 30, 183 married males aged 30 to 40, 162 married females aged 30 to 40, 137 married males aged 20 to 30, 125 single females aged 20 to 30, 120 married males aged 40 to 50, 108 married females aged 40 to 50, 88 married males aged 50 to 60, 82 males aged 1 to 2, 74 males aged 2 to 3, 71 females aged 1 to 2, 66 females aged 2 to 3, 65 females age 3 to 4, 64 males aged 4 to 5, 63 females aged 4 to 5, 60 males aged 3 to 4, 60 married males aged 60 to 70, 55 married females aged 50 to 60, 35 single males aged 30 to 40, 32 married females aged 60 to 70, 20 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 15 married males aged 70 to 80, 15 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 14 single males aged 40 to 50, 13 single males aged 50 to 60, 13 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 married females aged 70 to 80, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 married males over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,616 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 467 persons originating in Ireland, 240 persons originating in the United States, 148 persons originating in England or Wales, 129 persons originating in Scotland, 86 French Canadians, 12 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 9 Indigenous persons, 5 Indigenous males, 4 Indigenous females, 3 persons originating in Switzerland, 2 negroes or coloured persons, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 female negroes or coloured persons, 1 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $376,107 value farms (dollars), $86,774 value all livestock, 72,266 pounds of homemade butter, 49,281 bushels of oats, 42,716 bushels of spring wheat, 35,594 acres of land in farms, $35,393 value horses aged over 3 years, 24,538 bushels of potatoes, 23,281 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $20,474 value farm implements in dollars, 14,064 pounds of maple sugar, 12,434 bushels of peas, 12,313 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,034 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,433 acres of farmland under crops, 5,346 bushels of turnips, 4,810 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,350 bushels of winter wheat, 2,757 tons of hay, 2,711 bushels of corn, 2,561 sheep, 2,483 acres of spring wheat, 2,326 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,045 bushels of carrots, $1,694 value garden and orchard crops, 1,641 milk cows, 1,606 acres of oats, 1,513 bushels of barley, 1,364 calves and heifers, 1,220 bushels of rye, 1,072 swine, 1,057 bushels of buckwheat, 1,006 pounds of flax or hemp, 757 barrels of pork, 704 horses aged over 3 years, 694 acres of peas, 660 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 479 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 311 occupants of farms, 278 acres of potatoes, 274 acres of winter wheat, 270 horses aged 3 years and under, 206 barrels of beef, 194 bulls, oxen, or steers, 129 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 122 pounds of hops, 118 acres of corn, 106 bushels of beans, 104 acres of rye, 91 gallons of cider, 77 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 76 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 75 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 70 acres of farmland in gardens, 60 acres of buckwheat, 36 acres of barley, 27 acres of turnips, 24 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $7,750 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,060 yards of flannel, 1,784 yards of fulled cloth, $445 value carriages for hire (dollars), 160 carriages for pleasure, 12 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 22 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

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 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON083011 — 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/leeds-on083011-1861/.