Leeds, Quebec (1891 census)
Leeds was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,795. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28528851. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.240°N, 71.341°W.
Population
In 1891, Leeds had a population of 1,795: 945 male and 850 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).
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 (70.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Leeds shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,795 total population, 945 males, 850 females, 540 married persons, 335 families, 270 married females, 270 married males, 66 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,189 single persons under 18, 649 single males under 18, 540 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,714 persons who are not French Canadian, 81 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 322 houses, 322 occupied houses, 318 houses built of wood, 266 houses of 1 story, 132 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 56 houses of 2 stories, 53 houses of 3 rooms, 52 houses of 4 rooms, 43 houses of 5 rooms, 27 houses of 2 rooms, 21 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses under construction, 5 houses of 1 room, 4 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 156,640 pounds of homemade butter, 41,540 bushels of potatoes, 40,118 bushels of oats, 38,861 acres of land in farms, 19,986 acres of improved land in farms, 18,875 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,348 acres of farmland under crops, 10,100 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 8,255 bushels of turnips, 7,636 acres of hay crops, 7,511 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,496 tons of hay, 7,305 bushels of buckwheat, 5,165 bushels of barley, 5,010 chickens, 1,898 sheep, 1,870 other cattle, 1,864 bushels of spring wheat, 1,793 acres of oats, 1,775 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,571 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,431 milk cows, 1,237 cattle killed or sold, 678 swine slaughtered or sold, 517 horses aged over 3 years, 372 bushels of peas, 335 occupants of farms, 320 farm occupants who own their land, 268 acres of barley, 251 acres of potatoes, 210 swine, 206 horses aged 3 years and under, 149 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 131 acres of wheat, 127 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 126 turkeys, 116 oxen, 103 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 94 ducks, 79 geese, 64 bushels of beans, 41 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 33 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 31 bushels of corn, 29 acres of turnips, 23 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 20 other fowl, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 farm occupants who rent their land, 10 bushels of rye. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC168007— 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 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/leeds-qc168007-1891/.