Leeds, Quebec (1861 census)
Leeds was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,550. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28528851. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.251°N, 71.306°W.
Population
In 1861, Leeds had a population of 2,550: 1,290 male and 1,260 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,944 |
| 1861 | 2,550 |
| 1871 | 2,754 |
| 1881 | 1,748 |
| 1891 | 1,795 |
| 1901 | 1,435 |
| 1911 | 1,420 |
| 1921 | 1,440 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Leeds shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,550 total population, 1,290 males, 1,260 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,206, Female members of the family who are present: 1,178, 892 single males, 864 single females, 373 married males, 366 married females, 162 males attending school, 153 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 84, Females present who are not members of the family: 82, 43 female births, 42 adult males unable to read or write, 30 widowed females, 29 adult females unable to read or write, 28 male births, 25 widowed males, 3 lunatic males, 2 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 196 single males aged 20 to 30, 183 females aged 5 to 10, 179 single females aged 15 to 20, 174 males aged 5 to 10, 171 single males aged 10 to 15, 159 single females aged 10 to 15, 131 single males aged 15 to 20, 122 married females aged 20 to 30, 113 single females aged 20 to 30, 106 married males aged 30 to 40, 95 married females aged 30 to 40, 80 married males aged 40 to 50, 66 married males aged 50 to 60, 60 married males aged 20 to 30, 59 married females aged 50 to 60, 54 married females aged 40 to 50, 43 females aged 1 to 2, 41 married males aged 60 to 70, 40 females aged 2 to 3, 40 males aged 3 to 4, 36 males aged 1 to 2, 35 males aged 2 to 3, 33 females age 3 to 4, 33 males aged 4 to 5, 32 females aged 4 to 5, 29 single males aged 30 to 40, 26 married females aged 60 to 70, 20 single females aged 30 to 40, 16 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 single females aged 50 to 60, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 widowed males over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,537 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 535 persons originating in Ireland, 182 French Canadians, 142 persons originating in Scotland, 129 persons originating in England or Wales, 11 persons originating in the United States, 9 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 4 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $281,518 value farms (dollars), $84,804 value all livestock, 74,186 pounds of homemade butter, 63,927 bushels of potatoes, 42,405 bushels of oats, 42,253 acres of land in farms, 27,355 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $22,463 value horses aged over 3 years, 19,361 bushels of turnips, 14,898 acres of farmland under cultivation, 14,088 pounds of maple sugar, 10,096 bushels of barley, $9,869 value farm implements in dollars, 8,745 acres of farmland under crops, 6,137 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,961 bushels of buckwheat, 5,171 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,239 bushels of spring wheat, 3,275 tons of hay, 1,783 acres of oats, 1,679 sheep, 1,611 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,289 calves and heifers, 1,176 bushels of rye, 1,006 milk cows, 984 swine, 920 bushels of peas, 878 barrels of pork, $858 value garden and orchard crops, 503 acres of barley, 438 acres of potatoes, 370 bulls, oxen, or steers, 355 occupants of farms, 324 horses aged over 3 years, 322 barrels of beef, 299 pounds of flax or hemp, 266 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 258 acres of spring wheat, 252 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 212 acres of buckwheat, 210 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 107 horses aged 3 years and under, 95 acres of turnips, 74 acres of peas, 63 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 61 acres of rye, 49 bushels of carrots, 31 pounds of hops, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 16 acres of farmland in gardens, 7 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 bushels of beans, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $2,734 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,605 yards of flannel, 1,400 yards of fulled cloth, 160 carriages for pleasure, 25 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 18 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC032006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC071007_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28528851
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, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/leeds-qc032006-1861/.