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Year: 1851  |  Province: Quebec  |  Wikidata: Q142092

Laprairie, Quebec (1851 census)

Laprairie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,152. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142092. 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.

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

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851

In the 1851 census, Laprairie shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 188 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,152 total population, 1,100 males, 1,052 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,038, Female members of the family who are present: 957, 759 single males, 697 single females, 344 families, 320 married males, 311 married females, 182 males attending school, 177 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 95, Males present who are not members of the family: 62, 55 female births, 51 male births, 44 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 173 females aged 5 to 10, 147 single males aged 10 to 15, 145 males aged 5 to 10, 129 single females aged 10 to 15, 124 single males aged 15 to 20, 106 single females aged 15 to 20, 97 single males aged 20 to 30, 90 married females aged 30 to 40, 90 married males aged 30 to 40, 84 married females aged 20 to 30, 84 married males aged 40 to 50, 64 married females aged 40 to 50, 64 single females aged 20 to 30, 60 females under age 1, 55 males under age 1, 51 males aged 1 to 2, 51 married males aged 20 to 30, 51 married males aged 50 to 60, 48 males aged 2 to 3, 44 females aged 1 to 2, 40 married females aged 50 to 60, 38 females aged 2 to 3, 38 males aged 4 to 5, 37 males aged 3 to 4, 33 females age 3 to 4, 29 married males aged 60 to 70, 27 females aged 4 to 5, 13 married females aged 60 to 70, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 married males aged 80 to 90, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 30 to 40, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,028 French Canadians, 57 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 25 persons originating in Scotland, 23 persons originating in Ireland, 19 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 658,800 tons of hay, 34,782 bushels of oats, 29,735 pounds of homemade butter, 17,896 acres of land in farms, 15,255 acres of farmland under cultivation, 12,477 bushels of wheat, 11,716 acres of farmland under crops, 11,378 bushels of peas, 6,461 bushels of potatoes, 3,975 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,500 pounds of tobacco, 3,388 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,297 acres of oats, 2,641 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,708 sheep, 1,682 acres of wheat, 1,214 acres of peas, 1,200 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 988 milk cows, 932 horses, 893 bushels of buckwheat, 830 pounds of flax or hemp, 777 swine, 413 bushels of barley, 398 calves and heifers, 264 bushels of corn, 185 occupants of farms, 151 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 134 acres of potatoes, 117 bulls, oxen, or steers, 94 acres of buckwheat, 84 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 49 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 31 acres of barley, 30 bushels of carrots, 28 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 12 acres of corn, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 3,212 yards of fulled cloth, 50 yards of flannel, 44 yards of linen,   carding and fulling mills,   carding and fulling mills reporting,   carding and fulling mills returning capital,   employees in grist mills,   employees in saw mills,   employees in tanneries,   foundries,   foundries reporting,   foundries returning capital,   grist mills,   grist mills not reporting,   grist mills powered by steam,   grist mills powered by water,   grist mills reporting annual production,   grist mills reporting daily production,   grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent,   grist mills reporting weekly production,   grist mills returning capital,   saw mill plants,   saw mills,   saw mills not reporting,   saw mills powered by steam,   saw mills powered by water,   saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent,   saw mills returning capital,   tanneries,   tanneries not reporting,   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 annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), $  value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $  value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $  value iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling).   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. $  value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 36 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 19, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 17, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, 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 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 90 to 100: 1, 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. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Identifiers

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/.