St. Léonard, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Léonard was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 747. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.082°N, 72.352°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Léonard had a population of 747: 379 male and 368 female residents. Population density was 25.3 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Léonard, 1881 (82.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Léonard shared boundaries with:
- St. Célestin
- St. Wenseslas
- Ste. Clothilde
- Ste. Eulalie
- Ste. Monique
- Ste. Perpétue
- Wendover & Simpson
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 109 |
| Number of females | 368 |
| Number of males | 379 |
| Number of married females | 110 |
| Number of married males | 116 |
| Number of married persons | 226 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 9 |
| Total population | 747 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 251 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 261 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 512 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 105 |
| Number of occupied houses | 105 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 205 |
| BWT BU | 1,425 |
| CRN BU | 239 |
| HAY AC | 448 |
| HAY TONS | 272 |
| OAT BU | 7,430 |
| PEA BU | 816 |
| POT AC | 140 |
| POT BU | 7,745 |
| RYE BU | 50 |
| Total area (acres) | 18,560 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,043 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 209 |
| AREA | 18,560 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 29 |
| CD | 135 |
| CSD | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 109 |
| FEMALE | 368 |
| GRA BU | 15 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 105 |
| INHABITED | 105 |
| MALE | 379 |
| MARRIED F | 110 |
| MARRIED M | 116 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 226 |
| POPULATION | 747 |
| ROOT BU | 165 |
| SINGLE F | 251 |
| SINGLE M | 261 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 512 |
| UNINHABITED | 12 |
| WIDOWED F | 7 |
| WIDOWED M | 2 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC135014— 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 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. Léonard, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-l-onard-qc135014-1871/.