Laprairie, Quebec (1921 census)
Laprairie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,553. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142092. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.419°N, 73.459°W.
Population
In 1921, Laprairie had a population of 1,553: 842 male and 711 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,697 |
| 1881 | 1,841 |
| 1891 | 1,574 |
| 1901 | 1,559 |
| 1911 | 1,469 |
| 1921 | 1,553 |
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, Laprairie shared boundaries with:
- Chambly (St. Joseph)
- Greenfield Park, T-V
- Indian reserves (Sault St. Louis)
- Laprairie, T-V
- St. Antoine de Longueuil
- St. Constant
- St. Hubert
- St. Luc
- St. Philippe
- Ste. Marguerite de Blairfindie
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,553 total population, 842 males in the population, 795 males born in Canada, 711 females in the population, 685 females born in Canada, 30 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 17 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 17 males born outside the British Empire, 9 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,433 persons of French origin, 65 persons of British origin (English), 18 persons of British origin (Irish), 6 persons of German origin, 6 persons of Russian origin, 6 persons of Scandinavian origin, 5 persons of Belgian origin, 4 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. 8 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,478 Roman Catholics, 31 Anglicans (Church of England), 11 Lutherans, 11 Presbyterians, 8 Jews, 7 Methodists, 6 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC064001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC064001_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142092
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Prairie,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Prairie
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). "Laprairie, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/laprairie-qc064001-1921/.