Laprairie, Quebec (1911 census)
Laprairie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,469. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142092. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.419°N, 73.459°W.
Population
In 1911, Laprairie had a population of 1,469: 801 male and 668 female residents. Population density was 40.8 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Laprairie shared boundaries with:
- Chambly
- Laprairie, T-V
- Longueuil
- Sault St. Louis
- St. Constant
- St. Hubert
- St. Luc
- St. Philippe
- Ste. Marguerite de Blairfindie
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 23,068 area in acres, 1,469 total population, 801 males in the population, 668 females in the population, 555 single (never-married) males, 432 single (never-married) females, 242 families, 214 married males, 208 married females, 40.76 population per square mile, 36.04 area in square miles, 32 widowed males, 27 widowed females, 1 legally separated females. 1,559 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,430 persons of French origin, 36 persons of British origin (English), 2 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,466 Roman Catholics, 3 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 240 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166001— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/laprairie-qc166001-1911/.