Laprairie, Village, Quebec (1871 census)
Laprairie, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,259. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.417°N, 73.489°W.
Population
In 1871, Laprairie, Village had a population of 1,259: 586 male and 673 female residents. Population density was 611.6 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Laprairie, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 242 |
| Number of females | 673 |
| Number of males | 586 |
| Number of married females | 193 |
| Number of married males | 191 |
| Number of married persons | 384 |
| Number of widowed females | 52 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 75 |
| Total population | 1,259 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 428 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 372 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 800 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 176 |
| Number of occupied houses | 176 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 329 |
| BWT BU | 306 |
| CRN BU | 374 |
| HAY AC | 253 |
| HAY TONS | 271 |
| OAT BU | 1,232 |
| PEA BU | 271 |
| POT AC | 9 |
| POT BU | 2,260 |
| Total area (acres) | 122 |
| WHT SP BU | 77 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 8 |
| AREA | 122 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 58 |
| CD | 115 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 242 |
| FEMALE | 673 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 176 |
| INHABITED | 176 |
| MALE | 586 |
| MARRIED F | 193 |
| MARRIED M | 191 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 384 |
| POPULATION | 1,259 |
| ROOT BU | 582 |
| SINGLE F | 428 |
| SINGLE M | 372 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 800 |
| UNINHABITED | 12 |
| WIDOWED F | 52 |
| WIDOWED M | 23 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 75 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC115002— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/laprairie-village-qc115002-1871/.