Laprairie, Quebec (1881 census)
Laprairie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,841. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142092. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.419°N, 73.459°W.
Population
In 1881, Laprairie had a population of 1,841: 930 male and 911 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Laprairie shared boundaries with:
- Chambly
- L'Acadie
- Laprairie, Village
- Longueuil
- Sault St. Louis
- St. Constant
- St. Hubert
- St. Luc
- St. Philippe
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,841 total population, 930 males, 911 females, 529 married persons, 289 families, 265 married females, 264 married males, 76 widowed persons, 39 widowed males, 37 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,236 single persons under 18, 627 single males under 18, 609 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 267 occupied houses, 266 inhabited houses, 31 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 80,029 bushels of oats, 42,214 bushels of peas and beans, 30,197 bushels of potatoes, 7,378 acres of hay crops, 6,804 tons of hay, 3,843 bushels of buckwheat, 2,295 bushels of corn, 1,860 bushels of spring wheat, 1,539 bushels of barley, 802 bushels of other root crops, 560 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 245 acres of potatoes, 207 acres of wheat, 22 bushels of turnips. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre-Étienne Fortin | 1823–1888 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,841 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC069002— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/laprairie-qc069002-1881/.