Laprairie, Quebec (1851 census)
Laprairie was a census subdivision in Huntingdon County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,152. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.413°N, 73.466°W.
Population
In 1851, Laprairie had a population of 2,152: 1,100 male and 1,052 female residents. Population density was 64.9 people per square mile.
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 Laprairie, 1861 (84.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Laprairie shared boundaries with:
- Laprairie (part)
- Laprairie, Village
- Longueuil (part)
- Longueuil (part)
- L’Acadie (part)
- Sault St. Louis
- St. Constant
- St. Luc
- St. Philippe
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 346 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 344 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 957 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 95 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,038 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 62 |
| Number of blind males | 1 |
| Number of families | 344 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 55 |
| Number of females | 1,052 |
| Number of females attending school | 177 |
| Number of lunatic males | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 51 |
| Number of males | 1,100 |
| Number of males attending school | 182 |
| Number of married females | 311 |
| Number of married males | 320 |
| Number of single females | 697 |
| Number of single males | 759 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| POP | 2,152 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,052 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,100 |
| POP XX N.1 | 2,152 |
| Total population | 2,152 |
Age structure (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 33 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 44 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 38 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 27 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 173 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 60 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 51 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 48 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 37 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 38 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 145 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 55 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 12 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 84 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 90 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 64 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 40 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 13 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 5 |
| Number of married females aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of married females aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 3 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 51 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 90 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 84 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 51 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 29 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 5 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 6 |
| Number of married males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 129 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 106 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 64 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 11 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 6 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 147 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 124 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 97 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 8 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 12 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 10 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,028 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 57 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 19 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 23 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 25 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 31 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 94 |
| Acres of corn | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 151 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,388 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,641 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,716 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 15,255 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,896 |
| Acres of oats | 3,297 |
| Acres of peas | 1,214 |
| Acres of potatoes | 134 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,682 |
| BAR AC | 31 |
| BAR BU | 413 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 413 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 893 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 264 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 34,782 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 11,378 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,461 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 12,477 |
| BWT AC | 94 |
| BWT BU | 893 |
| CRN AC | 12 |
| CRN BU | 264 |
| HAY TONS | 658,800 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 117 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 398 |
| Number of horses | 932 |
| Number of milk cows | 988 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 185 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 84 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 5 |
| Number of sheep | 1,708 |
| Number of swine | 777 |
| OAT AC | 3,297 |
| OAT BU | 34,782 |
| PEA AC | 1,214 |
| PEA BU | 11,378 |
| POT AC | 134 |
| POT BU | 6,461 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,200 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 830 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 29,735 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 3,500 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,975 |
| TOB LBS | 3,500 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 658,800 |
| WHT AC | 1,682 |
| WHT BU | 12,477 |
| WOOL LBS | 3,975 |
Manufacturing & industry (42 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production | |
| Barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | |
| Number of employees in saw mills | |
| Number of employees in tanneries | |
| Number of foundries | |
| Number of foundries reporting | |
| Number of foundries returning capital | |
| Number of grist mills | |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | |
| Number of saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | |
| Number of tanneries | |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | |
| Number of tanneries reporting | |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 50 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 3,212 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 44 |
Deaths & mortality (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 17 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80 | 5 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 19 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 6 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 36 |
Other recorded variables (136 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 29,735 |
| BOV | 117 |
| C H | 398 |
| C LBS | 1,200 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,100 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,052 |
| C03 TOTAL | 2,152 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,038 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 957 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 62 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 95 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 1 |
| C101 BTWN 80 AND 90 F MD | 2 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 5 |
| C105 BTWN 80 AND 90 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C106 BTWN 90 AND 100 M MD | 1 |
| C109 BTWN 90 AND 100 F MD | 1 |
| C113 BTWN 90 AND 100 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 51 |
| C126 MD MALE | 320 |
| C127 S MALE | 759 |
| C128 WID MALE | 21 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,100 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 55 |
| C130 MD FEM | 311 |
| C131 S FEM | 697 |
| C132 WID FEM | 44 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,052 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 2,152 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 19 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 17 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 36 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 55 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 182 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 177 |
| C147 BLIND M | 1 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 60 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 6 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 2 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 51 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 44 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 1 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 2 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 48 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 38 |
| C24 DEATHS UNDER 3 M | 1 |
| C25 DEATHS UNDER 3 F | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 37 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 33 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 38 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 27 |
| C33 DEATHS UNDER 5 F | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 145 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 173 |
| C37 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 2 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 147 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 129 |
| C42 BTWN 10 AND 15 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 3 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 124 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 12 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 106 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 51 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 97 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 1 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 84 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 64 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 2 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 90 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 4 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 2 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 90 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 11 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 3 |
| C64 BTWN 30 AND 40 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 84 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 4 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 6 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 64 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 6 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 4 |
| C72 BTWN 40 AND 50 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 51 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 4 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 5 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 40 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 3 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 8 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 29 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 2 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 3 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 13 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 2 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 12 |
| C88 BTWN 60 AND 70 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C89 BTWN 60 AND 70 F DEATHS | 3 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 5 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 1 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 3 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 5 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 10 |
| C96 BTWN 70 AND 80 M DEATHS | 5 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 6 |
| C99 BTWN 80 AND 90 M S | 2 |
| CAR BU | 30 |
| CD NAME | Huntingdon |
| CROP | 11,716 |
| CULT | 15,255 |
| ENG WLS | 19 |
| FC YRDS | 3,212 |
| FLAN YRDS | 50 |
| FLX LBS | 830 |
| FREN ORIG | 2,028 |
| GARDEN | 151 |
| HELD | 17,896 |
| HORSE | 932 |
| IRE | 23 |
| LIN YRDS | 44 |
| LINE NO | 1,131 |
| M COWS | 988 |
| NOT FRN | 57 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 8 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 49 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 28 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 84 |
| O OVR 200 | 11 |
| O UNDR 10 | 5 |
| PASTURE | 3,388 |
| SCOT | 25 |
| SHEEP | 1,708 |
| SWINE | 777 |
| TOT O | 185 |
| WOOD | 2,641 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC057001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057001— 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). "Laprairie, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/laprairie-qc057001-1851/.