St. Léon de Standon, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Léon de Standon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,602. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.508°N, 70.556°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Léon de Standon had a population of 1,602: 857 male and 745 female residents. Population density was 15.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,329 |
| 1891 | 1,602 |
| 1901 | 1,674 |
| 1911 | 1,530 |
| 1921 | 1,618 |
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 St. Léon de Standon, 1881 (87.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Léon de Standon shared boundaries with:
- Notre-Dame de Buckland
- St. Edouard de Frampton
- St. Magloire (Rioux, Bellechasse, Daaquam)
- St. Malachie
- St. Odilon de Cranbourne
- St. Philémon
- Ste. Germaine d'Etchemin
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 259 |
| Number of families | 259 |
| Number of females | 745 |
| Number of males | 857 |
| Number of married females | 233 |
| Number of married males | 234 |
| Number of married persons | 467 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| POP F | 745 |
| POP M | 857 |
| POP TOT | 1,602 |
| Total population | 1,602 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 495 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 605 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,100 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,491 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 111 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 242 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 241 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 56 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 187 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 55 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 242 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 163 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 46 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,916 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 20,302 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,605 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,309 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,567 |
| Acres of land in farms | 32,869 |
| Acres of oats | 1,211 |
| Acres of potatoes | 151 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 62 |
| BAR AC | 163 |
| BAR BU | 1,634 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,634 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,926 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,949 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 513 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,440 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 103 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 469 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 441 |
| BWT BU | 3,926 |
| HAY AC | 5,309 |
| HAY TONS | 2,745 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 347 |
| Number of chickens | 1,452 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of employees on farms | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 244 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 12 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 76 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 227 |
| Number of milk cows | 952 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 257 |
| Number of other cattle | 492 |
| Number of other fowl | 8 |
| Number of oxen | 279 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 93 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 22 |
| Number of sheep | 1,317 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 881 |
| Number of swine | 297 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 559 |
| OAT AC | 1,211 |
| OAT BU | 12,949 |
| PEA BU | 513 |
| POT AC | 151 |
| POT BU | 10,440 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,172 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 59,667 |
| RYE BU | 103 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,745 |
| WHT AC | 62 |
| WHT SP BU | 469 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 70 |
| A 11 50 | 35 |
| A 201 PL | 37 |
| A 51 100 | 93 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 59,667 |
| CATTLE KS | 347 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 495 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 605 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,100 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,172 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 76 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 259 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3 |
| FRN CA | 1,491 |
| GEESE | 12 |
| GRA BU | 32 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,452 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 227 |
| HOUSES | 242 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 56 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 187 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 63 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 67 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 55 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 35 |
| HOUSES W | 241 |
| INF 11 A | 22 |
| MD FEM | 233 |
| MD MALE | 234 |
| MD TOT | 467 |
| MILK COWS | 952 |
| NAME CD | Dorchester |
| OC E | 8 |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 244 |
| OC TOT | 257 |
| OTHER FOWL | 8 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 492 |
| OTHERS | 111 |
| SHEEP | 1,317 |
| SHEEP KS | 881 |
| SUP AM | 12,567 |
| SUP FOR | 20,302 |
| SUP JV | 46 |
| SUP PAT | 4,916 |
| SUP SC | 7,605 |
| SUP TOT | 32,869 |
| SWINE | 297 |
| SWINE KS | 559 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 242 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 441 |
| WID FEM | 17 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 35 |
| WORKING OX | 279 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "St. Léon de Standon, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-l-on-de-standon-qc152009-1891/.