Leslie, Quebec (1861 census)
Leslie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 285. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q29167385. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.864°N, 76.450°W.
Population
In 1861, Leslie had a population of 285: 250 male and 35 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 285 |
| 1871 | 397 |
| 1881 | 594 |
| 1921 | 550 |
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 NO DATA, 1851 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Leslie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 97 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 285 total population, 250 males, Males present who are not members of the family: 179, 160 single males, 99 adult males unable to read or write, 87 married males, Male members of the family who are present: 71, 35 females, Female members of the family who are present: 34, 22 single females, 12 married females, 3 adult females unable to read or write, 3 widowed males, 2 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 1, 1 males attending school, 1 widowed females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 89 single males aged 20 to 30, 43 married males aged 20 to 30, 42 single males aged 15 to 20, 25 married males aged 30 to 40, 12 single females aged 20 to 30, 8 married males aged 15 to 20, 8 single females aged 15 to 20, 8 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 married females aged 20 to 30, 6 single males aged 10 to 15, 5 married males aged 40 to 50, 5 married males aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 males aged 1 to 2, 3 males aged 2 to 3, 3 males aged 5 to 10, 2 males aged 3 to 4, 2 males aged 4 to 5, 2 married females aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 married males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 92 persons originating in Ireland, 81 French Canadians, 78 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 15 persons originating in England or Wales, 14 Indigenous males, 12 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in the East Indies, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $3,750 value farms (dollars), 2,700 acres of land in farms, 2,581 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,720 bushels of potatoes, $1,667 value all livestock, 1,485 pounds of homemade butter, 1,020 bushels of oats, 392 bushels of spring wheat, $360 value horses aged over 3 years, 225 bushels of turnips, $185 value farm implements in dollars, 119 acres of farmland under cultivation, 117 acres of farmland under crops, 116 bushels of winter wheat, 92 bushels of barley, 43 acres of oats, 42 bushels of peas, 38 bushels of corn, 32 acres of spring wheat, 26 swine, 20 milk cows, 18 bushels of buckwheat, 15 barrels of pork, 15 sheep, 14 acres of winter wheat, 14 bulls, oxen, or steers, 14 calves and heifers, 14 occupants of farms, 13 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 12 acres of potatoes, 10 tons of hay, 7 horses aged over 3 years, 4 acres of barley, 2 acres of corn, 2 acres of farmland in pasture, 2 acres of peas, 1 acres of buckwheat, 1 acres of turnips, 1 horses aged 3 years and under, 1 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 30 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, 1 total number of deaths. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC040008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q29167385
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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). "Leslie, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/leslie-qc040008-1861/.