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 density was 82.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,056 |
| 1871 | 779 |
| 1881 | 837 |
| 1891 | 761 |
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 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 171 |
| Number of families | 171 |
| Number of females | 413 |
| Number of males | 424 |
| Number of married females | 137 |
| Number of married males | 142 |
| Number of married persons | 279 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP TOT | 837 |
| Total population | 837 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 261 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 272 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 533 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 169 |
| Number of occupied houses | 169 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 845 |
| Acres of potatoes | 358 |
| Acres of wheat | 217 |
| BAR BU | 1,162 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,162 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,214 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 69 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,285 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 26,814 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 14,209 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 8,910 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 43,789 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,114 |
| BWT BU | 2,214 |
| CRN BU | 1,285 |
| HAY AC | 845 |
| HAY TONS | 1,205 |
| OAT BU | 26,814 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 8,910 |
| POT AC | 358 |
| POT BU | 43,789 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,205 |
| WHT AC | 217 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,114 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 261 |
| C UNMD M | 272 |
| C UNMD TOT | 533 |
| D OCC | 169 |
| FEMALE | 413 |
| GRA BU | 69 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 169 |
| H UNINH | 11 |
| MALE | 424 |
| MD F | 137 |
| MD M | 142 |
| MD TOT | 279 |
| NUMBER CD | 91 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 14,209 |
| WID F | 15 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC091017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC155020— 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/.