Rivière des Prairies, Quebec (1851 census)

Rivière des Prairies was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,028. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.655°N, 73.558°W.

Population

In 1851, Rivière des Prairies had a population of 1,028: 509 male and 519 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851

In the 1851 census, Rivière des Prairies shared boundaries with:

• Longue Pointe
• Pointe aux Trembles, par.
• Sault au Récollet

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 167 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,028 total population, 519 females, 509 males, Male members of the family who are present: 465, Female members of the family who are present: 457, 336 single males, 334 single females, 168 families, 160 married females, 160 married males, 112 males attending school, 104 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 62, Males present who are not members of the family: 44, 40 female births, 25 widowed females, 22 male births, 13 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 10, Male members of the family who are present: 8, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 74 males aged 5 to 10, 65 females aged 5 to 10, 64 married males aged 30 to 40, 53 single females aged 10 to 15, 50 married females aged 20 to 30, 47 single males aged 15 to 20, 44 single females aged 15 to 20, 44 single males aged 10 to 15, 40 females under age 1, 40 married females aged 30 to 40, 38 single males aged 20 to 30, 35 married females aged 40 to 50, 32 married males aged 20 to 30, 29 females aged 1 to 2, 29 married males aged 40 to 50, 29 single females aged 20 to 30, 27 males aged 1 to 2, 22 females aged 4 to 5, 22 males aged 4 to 5, 22 males under age 1, 20 males aged 3 to 4, 19 males aged 2 to 3, 19 married males aged 50 to 60, 17 females age 3 to 4, 16 females aged 2 to 3, 13 single males aged 30 to 40, 11 married females aged 50 to 60, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 married males aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,019 French Canadians, 4 persons originating in Ireland, 2 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 146,900 tons of hay, 14,201 bushels of potatoes, 13,518 bushels of oats, 13,092 pounds of homemade butter, 8,987 bushels of peas, 7,759 bushels of wheat, 7,492 acres of land in farms, 6,101 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,526 pounds of maple sugar, 4,486 acres of farmland under crops, 3,743 bushels of barley, 3,677 bushels of buckwheat, 3,450 bushels of corn, 2,684 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,550 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,503 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,391 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,142 acres of oats, 938 acres of peas, 803 pounds of tobacco, 777 acres of wheat, 612 sheep, 582 acres of potatoes, 540 bushels of turnips, 451 pounds of flax or hemp, 446 swine, 437 acres of buckwheat, 414 acres of barley, 357 horses, 335 calves and heifers, 278 milk cows, 262 acres of corn, 164 occupants of farms, 148 bushels of carrots, 142 bushels of beans, 91 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 71 bulls, oxen, or steers, 65 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 50 barrels of pork, 41 acres of turnips, 29 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 26 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 16 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 750 woollen factories returning capital, 522 yards of flannel, 483 yards of fulled cloth, 392 yards of linen, 1 woollen factories, 1 woollen factories reporting,   carding and fulling mills,   carding and fulling mills not reporting,   carding and fulling mills reporting,   carding and fulling mills returning capital,   employees in carding and fulling mills,   employees in distilleries,   employees in grist mills,   grist mills,   grist mills not reporting,   grist mills powered by steam,   grist mills powered by water,   grist mills reporting annual production,   grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent,   grist mills returning capital,   saw mills,   saw mills not reporting,   saw mills powered by steam,   saw mills powered by water,   tanneries,   tanneries reporting,   tanneries returning capital,   pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $  value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $  value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling),   yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. $100 value cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling).   barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded   distilleries not reporting — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 3 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: QC065003 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC076006_1851 — 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 1851 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). "Rivière des Prairies, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rivi-re-des-prairies-qc065003-1851/.