St. Léon, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Léon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,801. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.344°N, 72.970°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Léon had a population of 1,801: 905 male and 896 female residents. Population density was 48.8 people per square mile.
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Léon, 1881 (92.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Léon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 302 |
| Number of females | 896 |
| Number of males | 905 |
| Number of married females | 280 |
| Number of married males | 281 |
| Number of married persons | 561 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| Total population | 1,801 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 580 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 600 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,180 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 279 |
| Number of occupied houses | 279 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,238 |
| BWT BU | 8,567 |
| CRN BU | 685 |
| HAY AC | 1,792 |
| HAY TONS | 2,062 |
| OAT BU | 69,283 |
| PEA BU | 13,096 |
| POT AC | 192 |
| POT BU | 26,620 |
| RYE BU | 189 |
| Total area (acres) | 20,040 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,837 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 723 |
| AREA | 20,040 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 62 |
| CD | 128 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 302 |
| FEMALE | 896 |
| GRA BU | 459 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 279 |
| INHABITED | 279 |
| MALE | 905 |
| MARRIED F | 280 |
| MARRIED M | 281 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 561 |
| POPULATION | 1,801 |
| ROOT BU | 1,294 |
| SINGLE F | 580 |
| SINGLE M | 600 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,180 |
| TUR BU | 61 |
| UNINHABITED | 13 |
| WIDOWED F | 36 |
| WIDOWED M | 24 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC128005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC069011— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-l-on-qc128005-1871/.