Rivière des Prairies, Quebec (1891 census)
Rivière des Prairies was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 761. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.655°N, 73.558°W.
Population
In 1891, Rivière des Prairies had a population of 761: 373 male and 388 female residents.
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 1891
In the 1891 census, Rivière des Prairies shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 150 |
| Number of families | 150 |
| Number of females | 388 |
| Number of males | 373 |
| Number of married females | 126 |
| Number of married males | 127 |
| Number of married persons | 253 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| POP F | 388 |
| POP M | 373 |
| POP TOT | 761 |
| Total population | 761 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 245 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 233 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 478 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 752 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 9 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 113 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 4 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 25 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 84 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 107 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 17 |
| Number of occupied houses | 113 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 146 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 47 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,477 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,280 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,528 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,519 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,052 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,332 |
| Acres of oats | 1,398 |
| Acres of potatoes | 377 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 96 |
| BAR AC | 146 |
| BAR BU | 2,845 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,845 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,202 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 61 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,073 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,742 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,473 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 35,705 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 785 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,071 |
| BWT BU | 3,202 |
| CRN BU | 1,073 |
| HAY AC | 1,519 |
| HAY TONS | 1,612 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 55 |
| Number of chickens | 3,755 |
| Number of ducks | 151 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 112 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 71 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 106 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 290 |
| Number of milk cows | 375 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 115 |
| Number of other cattle | 198 |
| Number of other fowl | 193 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 41 |
| Number of sheep | 283 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 104 |
| Number of swine | 179 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 239 |
| Number of turkeys | 301 |
| OAT AC | 1,398 |
| OAT BU | 15,742 |
| PEA BU | 3,473 |
| POT AC | 377 |
| POT BU | 35,705 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 585 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 838 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 109 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 23,288 |
| RYE BU | 60 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,612 |
| WHT AC | 96 |
| WHT SP BU | 785 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 23 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 38 |
| BEN BU | 101 |
| BUTTER LB | 23,288 |
| CATTLE KS | 55 |
| CHEESE LB | 585 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 245 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 233 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 478 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 838 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 106 |
| DUCKS | 151 |
| FAMILIES | 150 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 109 |
| FRN CA | 752 |
| GEESE | 71 |
| GRA BU | 61 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,755 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 290 |
| HOUSES | 113 |
| HOUSES B | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 107 |
| HOUSES S | 25 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 84 |
| INF 11 A | 41 |
| MD FEM | 126 |
| MD MALE | 127 |
| MD TOT | 253 |
| MILK COWS | 375 |
| NAME CD | Hochelaga |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 112 |
| OC TOT | 115 |
| OTHER FOWL | 193 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 198 |
| OTHERS | 9 |
| SHEEP | 283 |
| SHEEP KS | 104 |
| SUP AM | 7,052 |
| SUP FOR | 1,280 |
| SUP JV | 47 |
| SUP PAT | 1,477 |
| SUP SC | 5,528 |
| SUP TOT | 8,332 |
| SWINE | 179 |
| SWINE KS | 239 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 113 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 1,071 |
| TURKEY | 301 |
| WID FEM | 17 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155020— 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 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). "Rivière des Prairies, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rivi-re-des-prairies-qc155020-1891/.