Laprairie, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Laprairie, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,246. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.417°N, 73.489°W.
Population
In 1891, Laprairie, Village had a population of 1,246: 602 male and 644 female residents. Population density was 605.3 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Laprairie, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 238 |
| Number of families | 238 |
| Number of females | 644 |
| Number of males | 602 |
| Number of married females | 201 |
| Number of married males | 200 |
| Number of married persons | 401 |
| Number of widowed females | 61 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 87 |
| POP F | 644 |
| POP M | 602 |
| POP TOT | 1,246 |
| Total population | 1,246 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 382 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 376 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 758 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,215 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 31 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 232 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 33 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 17 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 182 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 29 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 162 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 36 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 97 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 232 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 51 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 11 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 138 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 270 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 251 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,120 |
| Acres of hay crops | 979 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,528 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,779 |
| Acres of oats | 199 |
| Acres of potatoes | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 6 |
| BAR AC | 11 |
| BAR BU | 224 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 224 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,071 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,975 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 338 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,083 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 46 |
| BWT BU | 1,071 |
| CRN BU | 101 |
| HAY AC | 979 |
| HAY TONS | 911 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 101 |
| Number of chickens | 1,220 |
| Number of ducks | 27 |
| Number of employees on farms | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 132 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 100 |
| Number of geese | 110 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 32 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 116 |
| Number of milk cows | 128 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 238 |
| Number of other cattle | 30 |
| Number of other fowl | 213 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 219 |
| Number of sheep | 25 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 36 |
| Number of swine | 77 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 219 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 199 |
| OAT BU | 2,975 |
| PEA BU | 338 |
| POT AC | 19 |
| POT BU | 2,083 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 101 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 15 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,233 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 911 |
| WHT AC | 6 |
| WHT SP BU | 46 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BEN BU | 18 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,233 |
| CATTLE KS | 101 |
| CHEESE LB | 20 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 382 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 376 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 758 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 101 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 32 |
| DUCKS | 27 |
| FAMILIES | 238 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 15 |
| FRN CA | 1,215 |
| GEESE | 110 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,220 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 116 |
| HOUSES | 232 |
| HOUSES B | 33 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 29 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES S | 17 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 97 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 18 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 36 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 162 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 51 |
| HOUSES W | 182 |
| INF 11 A | 219 |
| MD FEM | 201 |
| MD MALE | 200 |
| MD TOT | 401 |
| MILK COWS | 128 |
| NAME CD | Laprairie |
| OC E | 6 |
| OC F | 100 |
| OC P | 132 |
| OC TOT | 238 |
| OTHER FOWL | 213 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 30 |
| OTHERS | 31 |
| SHEEP | 25 |
| SHEEP KS | 36 |
| SUP AM | 1,528 |
| SUP FOR | 251 |
| SUP JV | 138 |
| SUP PAT | 270 |
| SUP SC | 1,120 |
| SUP TOT | 1,779 |
| SWINE | 77 |
| SWINE KS | 219 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 232 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| WID FEM | 61 |
| WID MALE | 26 |
| WID TOT | 87 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC161002— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/laprairie-village-qc161002-1891/.