St. Léon, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Léon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,875. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.339°N, 72.970°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Léon had a population of 1,875: 949 male and 926 female residents. Population density was 55.0 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Léon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.40 |
| FAM NO | 294 |
| Number of families | 294 |
| Number of females | 926 |
| Number of males | 949 |
| Number of married females | 296 |
| Number of married males | 294 |
| Number of married persons | 590 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| POP F | 926 |
| POP M | 949 |
| POP TOT | 1,875 |
| Total population | 1,875 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 587 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 634 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,221 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,873 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 261 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 257 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 12 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 231 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 29 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 104 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 261 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 102 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,758 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,246 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,126 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,365 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 17,986 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,232 |
| Acres of oats | 3,945 |
| Acres of potatoes | 145 |
| Acres of turnips | 26 |
| Acres of wheat | 647 |
| BAR AC | 23 |
| BAR BU | 341 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 341 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,159 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 306 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,274 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 47,194 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10,715 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,815 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,067 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,544 |
| BWT BU | 6,159 |
| CRN BU | 1,274 |
| HAY AC | 5,365 |
| HAY TONS | 6,546 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 323 |
| Number of chickens | 8,021 |
| Number of ducks | 44 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 250 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 208 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 166 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 470 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,158 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 253 |
| Number of other cattle | 855 |
| Number of other fowl | 53 |
| Number of oxen | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 78 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 64 |
| Number of sheep | 4,103 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,938 |
| Number of swine | 1,580 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 770 |
| Number of turkeys | 14 |
| OAT AC | 3,945 |
| OAT BU | 47,194 |
| PEA BU | 10,715 |
| POT AC | 145 |
| POT BU | 16,815 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8,995 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 71,350 |
| RYE BU | 27 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,546 |
| WHT AC | 647 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,067 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 78 |
| A 11 50 | 34 |
| A 201 PL | 18 |
| A 51 100 | 59 |
| BEN BU | 63 |
| BUTTER LB | 71,350 |
| CATTLE KS | 323 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 587 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 634 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,221 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8,995 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 166 |
| DUCKS | 44 |
| FAMILIES | 294 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.40 |
| FRN CA | 1,873 |
| GEESE | 208 |
| GRA BU | 306 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,021 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 470 |
| HOUSES | 261 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 38 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 231 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 104 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 29 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 22 |
| HOUSES W | 257 |
| INF 11 A | 64 |
| MD FEM | 296 |
| MD MALE | 294 |
| MD TOT | 590 |
| MILK COWS | 1,158 |
| NAME CD | Maskinongè |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 250 |
| OC TOT | 253 |
| OTHER FOWL | 53 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 855 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 4,103 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,938 |
| SUP AM | 17,986 |
| SUP FOR | 4,246 |
| SUP JV | 102 |
| SUP PAT | 5,758 |
| SUP SC | 12,126 |
| SUP TOT | 22,232 |
| SWINE | 1,580 |
| SWINE KS | 770 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 261 |
| TUR AC | 26 |
| TUR BU | 3,544 |
| TURKEY | 14 |
| WID FEM | 43 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 64 |
| WORKING OX | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC167009— 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 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-l-on-qc167009-1891/.