Rivière des Prairies, Quebec (1881 census)
Rivière des Prairies was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 837. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.655°N, 73.558°W.
Population
In 1881, Rivière des Prairies had a population of 837: 424 male and 413 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,056 |
| 1871 | 779 |
| 1881 | 837 |
| 1901 | 677 |
| 1911 | 638 |
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, Rivière des Prairies 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 837 total population, 424 males, 413 females, 279 married persons, 171 families, 142 married males, 137 married females, 25 widowed persons, 15 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 533 single persons under 18, 272 single males under 18, 261 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 169 inhabited houses, 169 occupied houses, 11 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 43,789 bushels of potatoes, 26,814 bushels of oats, 14,209 bushels of other root crops, 8,910 bushels of peas and beans, 2,214 bushels of buckwheat, 1,285 bushels of corn, 1,205 tons of hay, 1,162 bushels of barley, 1,114 bushels of spring wheat, 845 acres of hay crops, 358 acres of potatoes, 217 acres of wheat, 69 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 837 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:
QC091017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC168002_1911— 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). "Rivière des Prairies, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rivi-re-des-prairies-qc091017-1881/.