St. Léonard de Port Maurice, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Léonard de Port Maurice was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,166. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.595°N, 73.587°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Léonard de Port Maurice had a population of 1,166: 595 male and 571 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,166 |
| 1901 | 1,193 |
| 1911 | 1,268 |
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. Léonard de Port Maurice shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 218 |
| Number of families | 218 |
| Number of females | 571 |
| Number of males | 595 |
| Number of married females | 184 |
| Number of married males | 184 |
| Number of married persons | 368 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| POP F | 571 |
| POP M | 595 |
| POP TOT | 1,166 |
| Total population | 1,166 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 363 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 393 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 756 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,145 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 21 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 214 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 13 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 72 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 129 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 192 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 21 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 214 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 365 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 259 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,742 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,071 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,208 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,362 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,209 |
| Acres of land in farms | 10,280 |
| Acres of oats | 2,145 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,026 |
| Acres of turnips | 178 |
| Acres of wheat | 67 |
| BAR AC | 365 |
| BAR BU | 8,940 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8,940 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 183 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,387 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 806 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 36,745 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,761 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 107,544 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 907 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 48,210 |
| BWT BU | 4,387 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 41 |
| CRN BU | 806 |
| HAY AC | 2,362 |
| HAY TONS | 3,252 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 73 |
| Number of chickens | 2,721 |
| Number of ducks | 11 |
| Number of employees on farms | 22 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 104 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 30 |
| Number of geese | 8 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 133 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 457 |
| Number of milk cows | 543 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 156 |
| Number of other cattle | 170 |
| Number of other fowl | 82 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 67 |
| Number of sheep | 35 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1 |
| Number of swine | 316 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 89 |
| Number of turkeys | 33 |
| OAT AC | 2,145 |
| OAT BU | 36,745 |
| PEA BU | 3,761 |
| POT AC | 1,026 |
| POT BU | 107,544 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 113 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,700 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,252 |
| WHT AC | 67 |
| WHT SP BU | 907 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 29 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 36 |
| BEN BU | 183 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,700 |
| CATTLE KS | 73 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 363 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 393 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 756 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 113 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 133 |
| DUCKS | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 218 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FRN CA | 1,145 |
| GEESE | 8 |
| GRA BU | 19 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,721 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 457 |
| HOUSES | 214 |
| HOUSES B | 13 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 41 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 192 |
| HOUSES S | 72 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 51 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 37 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 129 |
| INF 11 A | 67 |
| MD FEM | 184 |
| MD MALE | 184 |
| MD TOT | 368 |
| MILK COWS | 543 |
| NAME CD | Hochelaga |
| OC E | 22 |
| OC F | 30 |
| OC P | 104 |
| OC TOT | 156 |
| OTHER FOWL | 82 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 170 |
| OTHERS | 21 |
| SHEEP | 35 |
| SHEEP KS | 1 |
| SILOS | 41 |
| SUP AM | 9,209 |
| SUP FOR | 1,071 |
| SUP JV | 259 |
| SUP PAT | 1,742 |
| SUP SC | 7,208 |
| SUP TOT | 10,280 |
| SWINE | 316 |
| SWINE KS | 89 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 214 |
| TUR AC | 178 |
| TUR BU | 48,210 |
| TURKEY | 33 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC168007_1891— 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. Léonard de Port Maurice, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-l-onard-de-port-maurice-qc155021-1891/.