Laprairie, Quebec (1891 census)
Laprairie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,574. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142092. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.419°N, 73.459°W.
Population
In 1891, Laprairie had a population of 1,574: 799 male and 775 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Laprairie shared boundaries with:
- Chambly
- Laprairie, Village
- Longueuil
- Sault St. Louis
- St. Constant
- St. Hubert
- St. Luc
- St. Philippe
- Ste. Marguerite de Blairfindie
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,574 total population, 799 males, 775 females, 497 married persons, 260 families, 249 married males, 248 married females, 60 widowed persons, 38 widowed males, 22 widowed females, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,017 single persons under 18, 512 single males under 18, 505 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,562 French Canadians, 12 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 236 houses, 236 occupied houses, 170 houses built of wood, 150 houses of 2 stories, 101 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 84 houses of 1 story, 43 houses of 4 rooms, 41 houses of 5 rooms, 33 houses built of brick, 33 houses built of stone, 33 houses of 3 rooms, 30 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of 2 rooms, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 63,032 pounds of homemade butter, 43,810 bushels of oats, 26,569 acres of land in farms, 23,193 acres of improved land in farms, 19,772 bushels of potatoes, 19,402 acres of farmland under crops, 12,252 acres of hay crops, 10,202 bushels of peas, 8,955 tons of hay, 8,931 bushels of turnips, 8,104 bushels of buckwheat, 5,817 chickens, 4,451 acres of oats, 3,541 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,376 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,401 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,634 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,582 bushels of barley, 1,234 bushels of spring wheat, 1,146 bushels of corn, 924 sheep, 857 milk cows, 852 horses aged over 3 years, 742 swine slaughtered or sold, 707 swine, 486 sheep slaughtered or sold, 484 geese, 479 turkeys, 464 other cattle, 450 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 400 horses aged 3 years and under, 314 other fowl, 288 cattle killed or sold, 251 acres of potatoes, 250 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 242 occupants of farms, 218 farm occupants who own their land, 208 ducks, 140 bushels of beans, 136 acres of wheat, 133 acres of barley, 126 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 83 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 59 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 47 acres of turnips, 41 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 30 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 29 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 20 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC161001— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/laprairie-qc161001-1891/.