Leeds, Quebec (1901 census)
Leeds was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,435. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28528851. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.240°N, 71.341°W.
Population
In 1901, Leeds had a population of 1,435: 765 male and 670 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Leeds shared boundaries with:
- Inverness
- Ireland, North—Nord
- Leeds, East—Est
- Nelson
- St. Sylvestre, VL
- Ste. Agathe
- Thetford, North—Nord
- Thetford, South—Sud
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,435 total population, 765 males, 670 females, 488 single males, 382 single females, 298 families, 248 married males, 247 married females, 41 widowed females, 29 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 296 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 61,619 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC169008— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/leeds-qc169008-1901/.