St. Léonard, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Léonard was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,734. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.088°N, 72.363°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Léonard had a population of 1,734: 953 male and 781 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 747 |
| 1881 | 1,349 |
| 1891 | 1,734 |
| 1901 | 1,403 |
| 1911 | — |
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 shared boundaries with:
- St. Célestin
- St. Samuel
- St. Wenseslas
- Ste. Clothilde d’Horton
- Ste. Eulalie
- Ste. Monique
- Ste. Perpétue
- Wendover & Simpson
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 299 |
| Number of families | 299 |
| Number of females | 781 |
| Number of males | 953 |
| Number of married females | 264 |
| Number of married males | 263 |
| Number of married persons | 527 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| POP F | 781 |
| POP M | 953 |
| POP TOT | 1,734 |
| Total population | 1,734 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 498 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 667 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,165 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,728 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 6 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses | 290 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 289 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 204 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 84 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 297 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 32 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 53 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,260 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,433 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,865 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,574 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,178 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,611 |
| Acres of oats | 2,251 |
| Acres of potatoes | 170 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 223 |
| BAR AC | 32 |
| BAR BU | 274 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 274 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 159 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,132 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 227 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 24,728 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,103 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,069 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,359 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 119 |
| BWT BU | 4,132 |
| CRN BU | 227 |
| HAY AC | 1,574 |
| HAY TONS | 1,202 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 44 |
| Number of chickens | 2,066 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 255 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 25 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 45 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 248 |
| Number of milk cows | 483 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 257 |
| Number of other cattle | 373 |
| Number of other fowl | 16 |
| Number of oxen | 81 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 125 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 37 |
| Number of sheep | 643 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 225 |
| Number of swine | 365 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 33 |
| OAT AC | 2,251 |
| OAT BU | 24,728 |
| PEA BU | 1,103 |
| POT AC | 170 |
| POT BU | 15,069 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,169 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,530 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,202 |
| WHT AC | 223 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,359 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 63 |
| A 11 50 | 29 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 125 |
| BEN BU | 159 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,530 |
| CATTLE KS | 44 |
| CHEESE LB | 60 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 498 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 667 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,165 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,169 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 45 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 299 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FRN CA | 1,728 |
| GEESE | 25 |
| GRA BU | 65 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,066 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 248 |
| HOUSES | 290 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 46 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 204 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 75 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 84 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 51 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 84 |
| HOUSES W | 289 |
| INF 11 A | 37 |
| MD FEM | 264 |
| MD MALE | 263 |
| MD TOT | 527 |
| MILK COWS | 483 |
| NAME CD | Nicolet |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 255 |
| OC TOT | 257 |
| OTHER FOWL | 16 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 373 |
| OTHERS | 6 |
| SHEEP | 643 |
| SHEEP KS | 225 |
| SUP AM | 9,178 |
| SUP FOR | 10,433 |
| SUP JV | 53 |
| SUP PAT | 2,260 |
| SUP SC | 6,865 |
| SUP TOT | 19,611 |
| SWINE | 365 |
| SWINE KS | 33 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 297 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 119 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 7 |
| WID FEM | 19 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 42 |
| WORKING OX | 81 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC175012— 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 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-l-onard-qc175012-1891/.