Leslie, Quebec (1881 census)
Leslie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 594. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q29167385. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.864°N, 76.450°W.
Population
In 1881, Leslie had a population of 594: 288 male and 306 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Leslie, Clapham & Huddersfield, 1891 (31.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Leslie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 594 total population, 306 females, 288 males, 181 married persons, 95 families, 91 married males, 90 married females, 17 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 396 single persons under 18, 204 single females under 18, 192 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 95 inhabited houses, 95 occupied houses, 4 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 10,521 bushels of potatoes, 8,605 bushels of oats, 2,811 bushels of turnips, 2,198 bushels of peas and beans, 1,887 bushels of spring wheat, 1,143 bushels of rye, 964 acres of hay crops, 719 tons of hay, 437 bushels of barley, 219 bushels of buckwheat, 191 acres of wheat, 129 bushels of corn, 84 acres of potatoes, 17 bushels of winter wheat, 8 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 bushels of other root crops. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 594 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC098009— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/leslie-qc098009-1881/.