Rivière des Prairies, Quebec (1911 census)
Rivière des Prairies was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 638. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.655°N, 73.558°W.
Population
In 1911, Rivière des Prairies had a population of 638: 326 male and 312 female residents. Population density was 63.5 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Rivière des Prairies shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 677 |
| POP F | 312 |
| POP M | 326 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 64.88 |
| POP TOT | 638 |
Other recorded variables (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 3 |
| AREA ACRES | 6,293 |
| AREA SQ MI | 9.83 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 3 |
| DWELLINGS | 126 |
| F MARRIED | 100 |
| F SINGLE | 202 |
| F WIDOWED | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 126 |
| FRENCH | 635 |
| M MARRIED | 106 |
| M SINGLE | 206 |
| M WIDOWED | 14 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 635 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC168002— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rivi-re-des-prairies-qc168002-1911/.