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 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 density was 651.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,757 |
| 1861 | 1,523 |
| 1871 | 1,259 |
| 1881 | 1,340 |
| 1891 | 1,246 |
| 1901 | 1,451 |
| 1911 | 2,388 |
| 1921 | 2,158 |
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 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 282 |
| Number of families | 282 |
| Number of females | 709 |
| Number of males | 631 |
| Number of married females | 220 |
| Number of married males | 222 |
| Number of married persons | 442 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 87 |
| POP TOT | 1,340 |
| Total population | 1,340 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 431 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 380 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 811 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 200 |
| Number of occupied houses | 200 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 191 |
| Acres of potatoes | 42 |
| Acres of wheat | 3 |
| BAR BU | 311 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 311 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 213 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,204 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 742 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 524 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,215 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 94 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 28 |
| BWT BU | 53 |
| CRN BU | 213 |
| HAY AC | 191 |
| HAY TONS | 199 |
| OAT BU | 2,204 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 524 |
| POT AC | 42 |
| POT BU | 3,215 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 199 |
| WHT AC | 3 |
| WHT SP BU | 94 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 431 |
| C UNMD M | 380 |
| C UNMD TOT | 811 |
| D OCC | 200 |
| FEMALE | 709 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| H INHAB | 200 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| MALE | 631 |
| MD F | 220 |
| MD M | 222 |
| MD TOT | 442 |
| NUMBER CD | 69 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 742 |
| TUR BU | 28 |
| WID F | 58 |
| WID M | 29 |
| WID TOT | 87 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC069001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC064008— 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 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/.