Leeds, Quebec (1851 census)
Leeds was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,944. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28528851. 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 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 1851
In the 1851 census, Leeds shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 189 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,944 total population, 984 males, 960 females, Male members of the family who are present: 914, Female members of the family who are present: 904, 674 single males, 649 single females, 308 families, 291 married males, 289 married females, 107 females attending school, 107 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 70, Females present who are not members of the family: 56, 44 male births, Male members of the family who are present: 28, 26 female births, 22 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 21, 19 widowed males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 170 females aged 5 to 10, 144 males aged 5 to 10, 119 single males aged 10 to 15, 115 single females aged 15 to 20, 113 single females aged 10 to 15, 95 single males aged 15 to 20, 92 single males aged 20 to 30, 88 married females aged 20 to 30, 88 married males aged 30 to 40, 82 married females aged 30 to 40, 58 married males aged 20 to 30, 58 married males aged 50 to 60, 57 married females aged 40 to 50, 55 married males aged 40 to 50, 52 single females aged 20 to 30, 50 females aged 2 to 3, 46 males aged 1 to 2, 45 males under age 1, 40 females aged 1 to 2, 39 married females aged 50 to 60, 38 males aged 3 to 4, 33 females age 3 to 4, 30 females aged 4 to 5, 28 males aged 4 to 5, 26 single males aged 30 to 40, 25 males aged 2 to 3, 24 females under age 1, 23 married males aged 60 to 70, 14 married females aged 60 to 70, 13 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 married females aged 15 to 20, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 males of unknown age, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 females of unknown age, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 985 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 562 persons originating in Ireland, 135 French Canadians, 127 persons originating in Scotland, 116 persons originating in England or Wales, 14 Indigenous persons, 7 female negroes or coloured persons, 7 male negroes or coloured persons, 7 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 7 persons originating in the United States, 2 persons whose origin is unknown, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 60,317 pounds of homemade butter, 37,227 acres of land in farms, 35,396 bushels of potatoes, 25,929 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 21,605 bushels of oats, 14,341 pounds of maple sugar, 13,390 bushels of turnips, 11,298 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,695 acres of farmland under crops, 4,597 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,350 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,282 bushels of wheat, 3,529 bushels of barley, 3,436 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,291 tons of hay, 1,834 bushels of rye, 1,469 sheep, 894 milk cows, 882 swine, 747 calves and heifers, 738 bushels of buckwheat, 727 barrels of pork, 710 acres of oats, 710 bushels of peas, 592 bulls, oxen, or steers, 485 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 374 acres of potatoes, 339 acres of wheat, 287 occupants of farms, 270 horses, 238 acres of barley, 207 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 202 barrels of beef, 174 pounds of flax or hemp, 168 bushels of carrots, 130 pounds of hops, 124 acres of rye, 111 acres of turnips, 70 acres of peas, 59 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 37 acres of buckwheat, 36 bushels of beans, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 6 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 bushels of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 10,000 saw mill plants, 2,096 yards of flannel, $1,700 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 1,273 yards of fulled cloth, $500 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $400 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 200 carding and fulling mills returning capital, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: 170, 100 tanneries returning capital, 100 woollen factories returning capital, 50 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 6 saw mills, 6 saw mills powered by water, 5 employees in saw mills, 5 saw mills returning capital, 4 employees in grist mills, 4 saw mills reporting production by number of logs, 3 grist mills, 3 grist mills powered by water, 3 grist mills returning capital, 2 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 employees in carding and fulling mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries reporting, 1 woollen factories, 1 woollen factories reporting, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, carding and fulling mills not reporting, grist mills reporting annual production, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting daily production, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, $ value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 23 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, 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 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 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC062001— 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 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/.