St. Léon de Standon, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Léon de Standon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,329. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462821. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.508°N, 70.547°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Léon de Standon had a population of 1,329: 701 male and 628 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,329 |
| 1891 | 1,602 |
| 1901 | 1,674 |
| 1911 | 1,530 |
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 contained Standon, 1871 (77.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Léon de Standon, 1891 (87.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Léon de Standon shared boundaries with:
- Buckland E
- Buckland W-O
- Cranbourne
- Mailloux
- St. Edouard
- St. Magloire
- St. Malachie
- Ste. Germaine, lac Etchemin
- Ste. Justine de Langevin
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,329 total population, 701 males, 628 females, 388 married persons, 234 families, 194 married females, 194 married males, 36 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 16 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 905 single persons under 18, 491 single males under 18, 414 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 204 inhabited houses, 204 occupied houses, 29 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 14,141 bushels of oats, 12,086 bushels of potatoes, 4,606 bushels of buckwheat, 4,209 bushels of barley, 2,666 acres of hay crops, 1,659 bushels of turnips, 1,446 tons of hay, 634 bushels of peas and beans, 620 bushels of spring wheat, 224 bushels of other root crops, 161 bushels of rye, 124 acres of potatoes, 58 acres of wheat, 55 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,329 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:
QC047010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC157011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462821
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-L%C3%A9on-de-Standon
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-L%C3%A9on-de-Standon
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). "St. Léon de Standon, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-l-on-de-standon-qc047010-1881/.