St. Léonard, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Léonard was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,349. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.088°N, 72.363°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Léonard had a population of 1,349: 685 male and 664 female residents. Population density was 38.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 747 |
| 1881 | 1,349 |
| 1891 | 1,734 |
| 1901 | 1,403 |
| 1911 | 1,645 |
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 contained St. Léonard, 1871 (82.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Léonard shared boundaries with:
- St. Célestin
- St. Samuel
- St. Wenseslas
- Ste. Clothilde
- Ste. Eulalie
- Ste. Monique
- Ste. Perpétue
- Wendover & Simpson
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 | 231 |
| Number of families | 231 |
| Number of females | 664 |
| Number of males | 685 |
| Number of married females | 214 |
| Number of married males | 217 |
| Number of married persons | 431 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| POP TOT | 1,349 |
| Total population | 1,349 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 436 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 454 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 890 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 196 |
| Number of occupied houses | 196 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 721 |
| Acres of potatoes | 95 |
| Acres of wheat | 166 |
| BAR BU | 128 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 128 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,966 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 499 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 16,350 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 185 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,707 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,406 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 878 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| BWT BU | 1,966 |
| CRN BU | 499 |
| HAY AC | 721 |
| HAY TONS | 797 |
| OAT BU | 16,350 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,707 |
| POT AC | 95 |
| POT BU | 7,406 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 797 |
| WHT AC | 166 |
| WHT SP BU | 878 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 436 |
| C UNMD M | 454 |
| C UNMD TOT | 890 |
| D OCC | 196 |
| FEMALE | 664 |
| GRA BU | 42 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 196 |
| H UNINH | 31 |
| MALE | 685 |
| MD F | 214 |
| MD M | 217 |
| MD TOT | 431 |
| NUMBER CD | 51 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 185 |
| TUR BU | 54 |
| WID F | 14 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC051010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC184012— 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 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. Léonard, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-l-onard-qc051010-1881/.