Leeds, Quebec (1871 census)
Leeds was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,754. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.251°N, 71.306°W.
Population
In 1871, Leeds had a population of 2,754: 1,411 male and 1,343 female residents. Population density was 26.9 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Leeds shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 424 |
| Number of females | 1,343 |
| Number of males | 1,411 |
| Number of married females | 394 |
| Number of married males | 391 |
| Number of married persons | 785 |
| Number of widowed females | 52 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 81 |
| Total population | 2,754 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 897 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 991 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,888 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 418 |
| Number of occupied houses | 418 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 8,805 |
| BWT BU | 13,240 |
| CRN BU | 102 |
| HAY AC | 7,176 |
| HAY TONS | 6,065 |
| OAT BU | 50,062 |
| PEA BU | 1,004 |
| POT AC | 505 |
| POT BU | 105,097 |
| RYE BU | 206 |
| Total area (acres) | 62,800 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,406 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 242 |
| AREA | 62,800 |
| BEING BUILT | 11 |
| BEN BU | 81 |
| CD | 156 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 424 |
| FEMALE | 1,343 |
| GRA BU | 220 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 418 |
| INHABITED | 418 |
| MALE | 1,411 |
| MARRIED F | 394 |
| MARRIED M | 391 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 785 |
| POPULATION | 2,754 |
| ROOT BU | 399 |
| SINGLE F | 897 |
| SINGLE M | 991 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,888 |
| TUR BU | 13,627 |
| UNINHABITED | 16 |
| WIDOWED F | 52 |
| WIDOWED M | 29 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 81 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC156008— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/leeds-qc156008-1871/.