Laprairie, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Laprairie, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,340. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142092. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.417°N, 73.489°W.
Population
In 1881, Laprairie, Village had a population of 1,340: 631 male and 709 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,523 |
| 1871 | 1,259 |
| 1881 | 1,340 |
| 1891 | 1,246 |
| 1901 | 1,451 |
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, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,340 total population, 709 females, 631 males, 442 married persons, 282 families, 222 married males, 220 married females, 87 widowed persons, 58 widowed females, 29 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 811 single persons under 18, 431 single females under 18, 380 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 200 inhabited houses, 200 occupied houses, 13 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 3,215 bushels of potatoes, 2,204 bushels of oats, 742 bushels of other root crops, 524 bushels of peas and beans, 311 bushels of barley, 213 bushels of corn, 199 tons of hay, 191 acres of hay crops, 94 bushels of spring wheat, 53 bushels of buckwheat, 42 acres of potatoes, 28 bushels of turnips, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 acres of wheat. (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 1,340 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:
QC069001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC161002— 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, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/laprairie-village-qc069001-1881/.