Rivière des Prairies, Quebec (1921 census)
Rivière des Prairies was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 585. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.655°N, 73.558°W.
Population
In 1921, Rivière des Prairies had a population of 585: 277 male and 308 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,028 |
| 1861 | 1,056 |
| 1871 | 779 |
| 1881 | 837 |
| 1891 | 761 |
| 1901 | 677 |
| 1911 | 638 |
| 1921 | 585 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Rivière des Prairies shared boundaries with:
- Laval de Montréal, T-V
- Montréal E., T-V
- Montréal N., T-V
- Pointe aux Trembles, par.
- St. Léonard Port Maurice, par.
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 9 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 585 total population, 308 females in the population, 307 females born in Canada, 277 males in the population, 274 males born in Canada, 3 males born outside the British Empire, 1 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 585 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 585 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC076006— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rivi-re-des-prairies-qc076006-1921/.