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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462821. 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 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 St. Léon de Standon, 1881 (87.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Léon de Standon shared boundaries with:
- Buckland
- St. Edouard de Frampton
- St. Magloire
- St. Malachie
- St. Odilon de Cranbourne
- Ste. Germaine d'Etchemin
- Ste. Philomène de Mailloux
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,602 total population, 857 males, 745 females, 467 married persons, 259 families, 234 married males, 233 married females, 35 widowed persons, 18 widowed males, 17 widowed females, 6.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,100 single persons under 18, 605 single males under 18, 495 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,491 French Canadians, 111 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 242 houses, 242 occupied houses, 241 houses built of wood, 187 houses of 1 story, 67 houses of 2 rooms, 63 houses of 3 rooms, 56 houses of 1 room, 55 houses of 2 stories, 35 uninhabited houses, 24 houses of 4 rooms, 17 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 12 houses of 5 rooms, 6 houses under construction, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 59,667 pounds of homemade butter, 32,869 acres of land in farms, 20,302 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,949 bushels of oats, 12,567 acres of improved land in farms, 10,440 bushels of potatoes, 7,605 acres of farmland under crops, 5,309 acres of hay crops, 4,916 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,172 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,926 bushels of buckwheat, 2,745 tons of hay, 1,634 bushels of barley, 1,452 chickens, 1,317 sheep, 1,211 acres of oats, 952 milk cows, 881 sheep slaughtered or sold, 559 swine slaughtered or sold, 513 bushels of peas, 492 other cattle, 469 bushels of spring wheat, 441 bushels of turnips, 347 cattle killed or sold, 297 swine, 279 oxen, 257 occupants of farms, 244 farm occupants who own their land, 227 horses aged over 3 years, 163 acres of barley, 151 acres of potatoes, 103 bushels of rye, 93 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 76 horses aged 3 years and under, 70 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 62 acres of wheat, 46 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 37 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 35 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 32 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 22 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 geese, 8 employees on farms, 8 other fowl, 5 acres of turnips, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 ducks, 3 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152009— 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 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/.