Rivière des Prairies, Quebec (1901 census)
Rivière des Prairies was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 677. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.655°N, 73.558°W.
Population
In 1901, Rivière des Prairies had a population of 677: 328 male and 349 female residents. Population density was 66.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 677 |
| 1911 | 638 |
| 1921 | 585 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Rivière des Prairies shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 148 |
| Number of females | 349 |
| Number of males | 328 |
| Number of married females | 106 |
| Number of married males | 107 |
| Number of single females | 223 |
| Number of single males | 206 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| POP F | 349 |
| POP M | 328 |
| POP TOT | 677 |
| Total population | 677 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 145 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 6,293 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 6,293 |
| FAMILIES | 148 |
| HOUSES | 145 |
| MARRIED F | 106 |
| MARRIED M | 107 |
| SINGLE F | 223 |
| SINGLE M | 206 |
| WIDOWED F | 20 |
| WIDOWED M | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC163005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC076006_1901— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rivi-re-des-prairies-qc163005-1901/.