St. Léon, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Léon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,787. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462823. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.339°N, 72.970°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Léon had a population of 1,787: 891 male and 896 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).
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 was contained in St. Léon, 1871 (92.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Léon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 304 |
| Number of families | 304 |
| Number of females | 896 |
| Number of males | 891 |
| Number of married females | 295 |
| Number of married males | 294 |
| Number of married persons | 589 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 65 |
| POP TOT | 1,787 |
| Total population | 1,787 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 558 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 575 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,133 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 265 |
| Number of occupied houses | 265 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,463 |
| Acres of potatoes | 110 |
| Acres of wheat | 532 |
| BAR BU | 814 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 814 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,749 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 350 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 753 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 66,614 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,120 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 29,537 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,746 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 110 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,260 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 173 |
| BWT BU | 8,749 |
| CRN BU | 753 |
| HAY AC | 2,463 |
| HAY TONS | 4,108 |
| OAT BU | 66,614 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 29,537 |
| POT AC | 110 |
| POT BU | 10,746 |
| RYE BU | 110 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,108 |
| WHT AC | 532 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,260 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 558 |
| C UNMD M | 575 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,133 |
| D OCC | 265 |
| FEMALE | 896 |
| GRA BU | 350 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 265 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| MALE | 891 |
| MD F | 295 |
| MD M | 294 |
| MD TOT | 589 |
| NUMBER CD | 85 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,120 |
| TUR BU | 173 |
| WID F | 43 |
| WID M | 22 |
| WID TOT | 65 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC085006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC069011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462823
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, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-l-on-qc085006-1881/.