Laprairie, Quebec (1901 census)
Laprairie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,559. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142092. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.419°N, 73.459°W.
Population
In 1901, Laprairie had a population of 1,559: 822 male and 737 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 1901
In the 1901 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, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,559 total population, 822 males, 737 females, 561 single males, 482 single females, 260 families, 237 married males, 234 married females, 24 widowed males, 21 widowed females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 248 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 23,068 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/laprairie-qc161001-1901/.