Rivière des Prairies, Quebec (1871 census)
Rivière des Prairies was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 779. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.655°N, 73.558°W.
Population
In 1871, Rivière des Prairies had a population of 779: 385 male and 394 female residents. Population density was 76.5 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Rivière des Prairies shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 137 |
| Number of females | 394 |
| Number of males | 385 |
| Number of married females | 132 |
| Number of married males | 134 |
| Number of married persons | 266 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| Total population | 779 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 243 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 239 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 482 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 137 |
| Number of occupied houses | 137 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,757 |
| BWT BU | 2,185 |
| CRN BU | 908 |
| HAY AC | 1,016 |
| HAY TONS | 1,525 |
| OAT BU | 19,090 |
| PEA BU | 6,809 |
| POT AC | 265 |
| POT BU | 29,149 |
| Total area (acres) | 5,800 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,227 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 252 |
| AREA | 5,800 |
| BEN BU | 205 |
| CD | 107 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 137 |
| FEMALE | 394 |
| GRA BU | 186 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 137 |
| INHABITED | 137 |
| MALE | 385 |
| MARRIED F | 132 |
| MARRIED M | 134 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 266 |
| POPULATION | 779 |
| ROOT BU | 591 |
| SINGLE F | 243 |
| SINGLE M | 239 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 482 |
| TUR BU | 1 |
| UNINHABITED | 20 |
| WIDOWED F | 19 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC107008— 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 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). "Rivière des Prairies, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rivi-re-des-prairies-qc107008-1871/.