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Year: 1861  |  Province: Quebec  |  Wikidata: Q142092

Laprairie, Parish, Quebec (1861 census)

Laprairie, Parish was a parish in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,234. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142092. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.419°N, 73.459°W.

Population

In 1861, Laprairie, Parish had a population of 2,234: 1,181 male and 1,053 female residents.

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

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Laprairie, Parish shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,234 total population, 1,181 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,152, 1,053 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,027, 812 single males, 738 single females, 346 married males, 284 married females, 166 adult males unable to read or write, 108 adult females unable to read or write, 66 males attending school, 65 females attending school, 31 widowed females, Males present who are not members of the family: 29, Females present who are not members of the family: 26, 26 female births, 23 widowed males, 21 male births, 2 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 172 single males aged 20 to 30, 154 males aged 5 to 10, 146 single females aged 15 to 20, 146 single males aged 10 to 15, 139 single females aged 10 to 15, 138 single males aged 15 to 20, 126 females aged 5 to 10, 111 single females aged 20 to 30, 79 married males aged 30 to 40, 72 married males aged 20 to 30, 70 married females aged 30 to 40, 67 married females aged 20 to 30, 63 married males aged 40 to 50, 58 married females aged 40 to 50, 57 married males aged 50 to 60, 50 married males aged 60 to 70, 49 married females aged 50 to 60, 43 females aged 2 to 3, 38 males aged 2 to 3, 37 males aged 4 to 5, 36 males aged 3 to 4, 34 females age 3 to 4, 30 females aged 1 to 2, 30 married females aged 60 to 70, 30 single females aged 30 to 40, 27 females aged 4 to 5, 27 single males aged 30 to 40, 26 males aged 1 to 2, 15 married males aged 70 to 80, 11 single females aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 9 married males aged 80 to 90, 8 married females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single females aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,110 French Canadians, 88 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 19 persons originating in England or Wales, 14 persons originating in Ireland, 2 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,060,295 value farms (dollars), $136,289 value all livestock, $71,070 value horses aged over 3 years, 69,955 bushels of oats, 62,420 pounds of homemade butter, $38,206 value farm implements in dollars, 33,431 bushels of peas, 25,209 acres of land in farms, 21,505 acres of farmland under cultivation, 21,389 bushels of barley, 19,133 bushels of potatoes, 17,299 acres of farmland under crops, 7,033 pounds of wool produced on farms, $4,752 value garden and orchard crops, 4,076 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,993 bushels of buckwheat, 3,829 acres of oats, 3,704 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,785 acres of peas, 2,144 bushels of spring wheat, 2,105 sheep, 2,000 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,113 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,077 milk cows, 1,046 acres of barley, 994 horses aged over 3 years, 950 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 892 swine, 729 barrels of pork, 700 calves and heifers, 500 horses aged 3 years and under, 469 bushels of corn, 331 bushels of carrots, 259 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 247 acres of buckwheat, 238 occupants of farms, 164 acres of spring wheat, 154 acres of potatoes, 150 barrels of beef, 130 acres of farmland in gardens, 79 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 70 bushels of beans, 66 bushels of turnips, 57 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 40 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 31 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 23 acres of corn, 23 tons of hay, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 13 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 13 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $14,379 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,999 yards of fulled cloth, 554 carriages for pleasure, 60 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 163 pounds of fresh fish sold, 10 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 23 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

Sources

Census tabulations from the 1861 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). "Laprairie, Parish, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/laprairie-parish-qc027002-1861/.