St. Léon, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Léon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,218. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462823. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.344°N, 72.970°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Léon had a population of 2,218: 1,126 male and 1,092 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,294 |
| 1861 | 2,218 |
| 1871 | 1,801 |
| 1881 | 1,787 |
| 1891 | 1,875 |
| 1901 | 1,653 |
| 1911 | 1,593 |
| 1921 | 1,411 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Léon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 150 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,218 total population, 1,126 males, 1,092 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,052, Female members of the family who are present: 1,036, 819 single males, 771 single females, 284 married females, 284 married males, 274 adult males unable to read or write, 192 females attending school, 179 adult females unable to read or write, 175 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 74, Females present who are not members of the family: 56, 37 widowed females, 35 female births, 31 male births, 23 widowed males, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 177 males aged 5 to 10, 177 single females aged 15 to 20, 171 females aged 5 to 10, 153 single males aged 15 to 20, 150 single males aged 10 to 15, 140 single females aged 10 to 15, 117 single males aged 20 to 30, 111 married females aged 20 to 30, 89 married males aged 30 to 40, 85 married males aged 40 to 50, 79 females aged 1 to 2, 74 married females aged 30 to 40, 56 married males aged 20 to 30, 55 married females aged 40 to 50, 45 males aged 1 to 2, 43 single females aged 20 to 30, 42 females aged 2 to 3, 41 females age 3 to 4, 40 males aged 3 to 4, 32 males aged 4 to 5, 32 married males aged 50 to 60, 30 males aged 2 to 3, 29 females aged 4 to 5, 25 married females aged 50 to 60, 24 single males aged 30 to 40, 21 married males aged 60 to 70, 14 married females aged 15 to 20, 12 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,213 French Canadians, 3 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in Ireland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $618,515 value farms (dollars), 85,239 bushels of oats, $56,823 value all livestock, 40,385 pounds of homemade butter, $37,441 value farm implements in dollars, $36,575 value horses aged over 3 years, 31,625 pounds of maple sugar, 25,647 acres of land in farms, 17,694 bushels of potatoes, 15,597 acres of farmland under cultivation, 12,814 bushels of peas, 10,378 acres of farmland under crops, 10,050 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,916 pounds of flax or hemp, 7,494 bushels of spring wheat, 7,469 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,176 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,114 acres of oats, 4,548 bushels of buckwheat, $2,474 value garden and orchard crops, 2,171 sheep, 2,115 tons of hay, 1,944 bushels of barley, 1,060 acres of peas, 882 calves and heifers, 850 milk cows, 779 acres of spring wheat, 698 swine, 489 barrels of pork, 485 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 422 acres of buckwheat, 420 horses aged over 3 years, 359 barrels of beef, 345 bushels of rye, 258 occupants of farms, 187 acres of potatoes, 169 bushels of turnips, 158 horses aged 3 years and under, 149 acres of barley, 124 bushels of corn, 112 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 105 bushels of carrots, 95 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 80 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 55 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 43 acres of farmland in gardens, 39 acres of rye, 37 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 31 bulls, oxen, or steers, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 pounds of hops, 9 bushels of beans, 9 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 acres of corn, 2 acres of turnips, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $16,749 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 11,917 yards of linen, 6,313 yards of flannel, 3,608 yards of fulled cloth, 591 carriages for pleasure, $40 value carriages for hire (dollars), 2 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 9 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC031006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC069011_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462823
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-L%C3%A9on-le-Grand,_Mauricie
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-L%C3%A9on-le-Grand_(Maskinong%C3%A9)
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). "St. Léon, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-l-on-qc031006-1861/.