Leeds, East—Est, Quebec (1891 census)
Leeds, East—Est was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 655. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.276°N, 71.222°W.
Population
In 1891, Leeds, East—Est had a population of 655: 328 male and 327 female residents. Population density was 21.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 655 |
| 1901 | 693 |
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 was contained in Leeds, 1881 (29.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Leeds, East—Est shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 119 |
| Number of families | 119 |
| Number of females | 327 |
| Number of males | 328 |
| Number of married females | 105 |
| Number of married males | 106 |
| Number of married persons | 211 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP F | 327 |
| POP M | 328 |
| POP TOT | 655 |
| Total population | 655 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 200 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 217 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 417 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 266 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 389 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 117 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 117 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 99 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 17 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 117 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 74 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 33 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,936 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,420 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,848 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,014 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,817 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,237 |
| Acres of oats | 658 |
| Acres of potatoes | 83 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 23 |
| BAR AC | 74 |
| BAR BU | 1,146 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,146 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,618 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,625 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 133 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,579 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 236 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 477 |
| BWT BU | 2,618 |
| HAY AC | 2,014 |
| HAY TONS | 1,926 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 347 |
| Number of chickens | 2,083 |
| Number of ducks | 40 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 111 |
| Number of geese | 58 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 55 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 142 |
| Number of milk cows | 456 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 112 |
| Number of other cattle | 544 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of oxen | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 19 |
| Number of sheep | 654 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 538 |
| Number of swine | 88 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 220 |
| Number of turkeys | 50 |
| OAT AC | 658 |
| OAT BU | 12,625 |
| PEA BU | 133 |
| POT AC | 83 |
| POT BU | 10,579 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 120 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,493 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 52,578 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,926 |
| WHT AC | 23 |
| WHT SP BU | 236 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 27 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 55 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 52,578 |
| CATTLE KS | 347 |
| CHEESE LB | 120 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 217 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 417 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,493 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 55 |
| DUCKS | 40 |
| FAMILIES | 119 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FRN CA | 266 |
| GEESE | 58 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,083 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 142 |
| HOUSES | 117 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 99 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 30 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 44 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 17 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 117 |
| INF 11 A | 19 |
| MD FEM | 105 |
| MD MALE | 106 |
| MD TOT | 211 |
| MILK COWS | 456 |
| NAME CD | Megantic |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC P | 111 |
| OC TOT | 112 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 544 |
| OTHERS | 389 |
| SHEEP | 654 |
| SHEEP KS | 538 |
| SUP AM | 6,817 |
| SUP FOR | 6,420 |
| SUP JV | 33 |
| SUP PAT | 1,936 |
| SUP SC | 4,848 |
| SUP TOT | 13,237 |
| SWINE | 88 |
| SWINE KS | 220 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 117 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 477 |
| TURKEY | 50 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
| WORKING OX | 92 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC168006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC169009— 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). "Leeds, East—Est, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/leeds-east-est-qc168006-1891/.