Leeds, Quebec (1851 census)
Leeds was a census subdivision in Mégantic County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,944. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.251°N, 71.306°W.
Population
In 1851, Leeds had a population of 1,944: 984 male and 960 female residents. Population density was 19.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,944 |
| 1861 | 2,550 |
| 1871 | 2,754 |
| 1881 | 1,748 |
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 377 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 308 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 21 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 904 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 56 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 914 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 28 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 70 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 1 |
| Number of families | 308 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 26 |
| Number of females | 960 |
| Number of females attending school | 107 |
| Number of lunatic females | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 44 |
| Number of males | 984 |
| Number of males attending school | 107 |
| Number of married females | 289 |
| Number of married males | 291 |
| Number of single females | 649 |
| Number of single males | 674 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| POP | 1,944 |
| POP FX N.1 | 960 |
| POP MX N.1 | 984 |
| POP XX N.1 | 1,944 |
| Total population | 1,944 |
Age structure (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 33 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 40 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 50 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 30 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 170 |
| Number of females of unknown age | 2 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 24 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 46 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 25 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 38 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 28 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 144 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 8 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 45 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 9 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 88 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 82 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 57 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 39 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 14 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 58 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 88 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 55 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 58 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 23 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 7 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 113 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 115 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 52 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 13 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 5 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 119 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 95 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 92 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 26 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 6 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 9 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
Ethnic origin (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of female negroes or coloured persons | 7 |
| Number of French Canadians | 135 |
| Number of Indigenous persons | 14 |
| Number of male negroes or coloured persons | 7 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 985 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 116 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 562 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 7 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 127 |
| Number of persons originating in Spain or Portugal | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 7 |
| Number of persons whose origin is unknown | 2 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 238 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 37 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,597 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 25,929 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,695 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 11,298 |
| Acres of land in farms | 37,227 |
| Acres of oats | 710 |
| Acres of peas | 70 |
| Acres of potatoes | 374 |
| Acres of rye | 124 |
| Acres of turnips | 111 |
| Acres of wheat | 339 |
| BAR AC | 238 |
| BAR BU | 3,529 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 202 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 727 |
| BEEF BAR | 202 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,529 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 738 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 168 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 485 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 21,605 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 710 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 35,396 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,834 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 13,390 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 4,282 |
| BWT AC | 37 |
| BWT BU | 738 |
| HAY TONS | 3,291 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 592 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 747 |
| Number of horses | 270 |
| Number of milk cows | 894 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 287 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 207 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 1,469 |
| Number of swine | 882 |
| OAT AC | 710 |
| OAT BU | 21,605 |
| PEA AC | 70 |
| PEA BU | 710 |
| PORK BAR | 727 |
| POT AC | 374 |
| POT BU | 35,396 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,436 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 174 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 60,317 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 130 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 14,341 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,350 |
| RYE AC | 124 |
| RYE BU | 1,834 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,291 |
| WHT AC | 339 |
| WHT BU | 4,282 |
| WOOL LBS | 4,350 |
Manufacturing & industry (39 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs | 170 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills not reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | 200 |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | 1 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 4 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 5 |
| Number of grist mills | 3 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 3 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 2 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 3 |
| Number of saw mill plants | 10,000 |
| Number of saw mills | 6 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 6 |
| Number of saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting production by number of logs | 4 |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 5 |
| Number of tanneries | 1 |
| Number of tanneries reporting | 1 |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | 100 |
| Number of woollen factories | 1 |
| Number of woollen factories reporting | 1 |
| Number of woollen factories returning capital | 100 |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | 50 |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | 400 |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 1,700 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 500 |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 2,096 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 1,273 |
Deaths & mortality (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 11 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 12 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 6 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 23 |
Other recorded variables (165 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 60,317 |
| BEN BU | 36 |
| BOV | 592 |
| C H | 747 |
| C LBS | 3,436 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 3 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 984 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 960 |
| C03 GM WATER | 3 |
| C03 TOTAL | 1,944 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 914 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 904 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 70 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 56 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 28 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 21 |
| C10 GM ANNUAL NO | 2 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 2 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 2 |
| C11 GM ANNUAL P | 400 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 44 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 3 |
| C122 AGES NOT GIVEN M | 8 |
| C123 AGES NOT GIVEN F | 2 |
| C126 MD MALE | 291 |
| C127 S MALE | 674 |
| C128 WID MALE | 19 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 984 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 26 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 1,700 |
| C130 MD FEM | 289 |
| C131 S FEM | 649 |
| C132 WID FEM | 22 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 960 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 1,944 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 12 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 11 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 23 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 4 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 45 |
| C141 COL PERSON M | 7 |
| C142 COL PERSONS F | 7 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 107 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 107 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 1 |
| C15 GM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 24 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 1 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 6 |
| C16 SM NO | 6 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 4 |
| C18 SM WATER | 6 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 46 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 40 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 3 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 25 |
| C23 SM LOGS NO | 4 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 50 |
| C24 DEATHS UNDER 3 M | 1 |
| C24 SM NO LOGS | 170 |
| C25 SM PLANTS | 10,000 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 38 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 33 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 5 |
| C29 DEATHS UNDER 4 F | 1 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 500 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 5 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 28 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 30 |
| C32 CFM NO | 1 |
| C32 DEATHS UNDER 5 M | 1 |
| C33 CFM RETURNS | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 144 |
| C34 CFM CAPITAL | 200 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 170 |
| C35 CFM WOOL | 50 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 2 |
| C37 CFM HANDS | 1 |
| C37 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 1 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 119 |
| C39 WF NO | 1 |
| C40 WF RETURNS | 1 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 113 |
| C41 WF CAPITAL | 100 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 2 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 95 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 9 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 115 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 58 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 92 |
| C52 TAN NO | 1 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 88 |
| C53 TAN RETURNS | 1 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 52 |
| C54 TAN CAPITAL | 100 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 88 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 26 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 1 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 82 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 13 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 1 |
| C64 BTWN 30 AND 40 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 55 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 6 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 2 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 57 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 5 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 6 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 58 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 1 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 4 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 39 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 2 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 5 |
| C80 BTWN 50 AND 60 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 23 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 1 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 9 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 14 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 4 |
| C89 BTWN 60 AND 70 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 7 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 3 |
| CAR BU | 168 |
| CD NAME | Mégantic |
| CROP | 6,695 |
| CULT | 11,298 |
| DE NL | 1 |
| ENG WLS | 116 |
| ES AND PT | 1 |
| FC YRDS | 1,273 |
| FLAN YRDS | 2,096 |
| FLX LBS | 174 |
| FREN ORIG | 135 |
| GARDEN | 6 |
| GRA BU | 485 |
| HELD | 37,227 |
| HOP LBS | 130 |
| HORSE | 270 |
| INDIANS | 14 |
| IRE | 562 |
| LINE NO | 1,207 |
| M COWS | 894 |
| MPLS LBS | 14,341 |
| MW BU | 1 |
| NOT FRN | 985 |
| NOT KNOWN | 2 |
| NS PEI | 7 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 59 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 6 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 207 |
| O OVR 200 | 13 |
| O UNDR 10 | 2 |
| OTHER PL | 1 |
| PASTURE | 4,597 |
| SCOT | 127 |
| SHEEP | 1,469 |
| SWINE | 882 |
| TOT O | 287 |
| TUR AC | 111 |
| TUR BU | 13,390 |
| US | 7 |
| WOOD | 25,929 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC062001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC050010— 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, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/leeds-qc062001-1851/.