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 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 density was 39.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,234 |
| 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 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 260 |
| Number of families | 260 |
| Number of females | 775 |
| Number of males | 799 |
| Number of married females | 248 |
| Number of married males | 249 |
| Number of married persons | 497 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| POP F | 775 |
| POP M | 799 |
| POP TOT | 1,574 |
| Total population | 1,574 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 505 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 512 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,017 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,562 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 12 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 236 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 33 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 33 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 170 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 84 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 150 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 101 |
| Number of occupied houses | 236 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 133 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 250 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,541 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,376 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 19,402 |
| Acres of hay crops | 12,252 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 23,193 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,569 |
| Acres of oats | 4,451 |
| Acres of potatoes | 251 |
| Acres of turnips | 47 |
| Acres of wheat | 136 |
| BAR AC | 133 |
| BAR BU | 1,582 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,582 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 140 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,104 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 126 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,146 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 43,810 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10,202 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,772 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,234 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,931 |
| BWT BU | 8,104 |
| CRN BU | 1,146 |
| HAY AC | 12,252 |
| HAY TONS | 8,955 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 288 |
| Number of chickens | 5,817 |
| Number of ducks | 208 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 218 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 20 |
| Number of geese | 484 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 400 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 852 |
| Number of milk cows | 857 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 242 |
| Number of other cattle | 464 |
| Number of other fowl | 314 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 83 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 41 |
| Number of sheep | 924 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 486 |
| Number of swine | 707 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 742 |
| Number of turkeys | 479 |
| OAT AC | 4,451 |
| OAT BU | 43,810 |
| PEA BU | 10,202 |
| POT AC | 251 |
| POT BU | 19,772 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 450 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,401 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,634 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 63,032 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,955 |
| WHT AC | 136 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,234 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 83 |
| A 11 50 | 30 |
| A 201 PL | 29 |
| A 51 100 | 59 |
| BEN BU | 140 |
| BUTTER LB | 63,032 |
| CATTLE KS | 288 |
| CHEESE LB | 450 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 505 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 512 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,017 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,401 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 400 |
| DUCKS | 208 |
| FAMILIES | 260 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,634 |
| FRN CA | 1,562 |
| GEESE | 484 |
| GRA BU | 126 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,817 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 852 |
| HOUSES | 236 |
| HOUSES B | 33 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 43 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 84 |
| HOUSES S | 33 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 101 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 150 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 30 |
| HOUSES W | 170 |
| INF 11 A | 41 |
| MD FEM | 248 |
| MD MALE | 249 |
| MD TOT | 497 |
| MILK COWS | 857 |
| NAME CD | Laprairie |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 20 |
| OC P | 218 |
| OC TOT | 242 |
| OTHER FOWL | 314 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 464 |
| OTHERS | 12 |
| SHEEP | 924 |
| SHEEP KS | 486 |
| SUP AM | 23,193 |
| SUP FOR | 3,376 |
| SUP JV | 250 |
| SUP PAT | 3,541 |
| SUP SC | 19,402 |
| SUP TOT | 26,569 |
| SWINE | 707 |
| SWINE KS | 742 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 236 |
| TUR AC | 47 |
| TUR BU | 8,931 |
| TURKEY | 479 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 38 |
| WID TOT | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC161001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC064001— 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 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/.