Sorel, City—Cité, Quebec (1921 census)
Sorel, City—Cité was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 8,174. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q29386656. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.033°N, 73.105°W.
Population
In 1921, Sorel, City—Cité had a population of 8,174: 4,078 male and 4,096 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,424 |
| 1861 | 4,778 |
| 1871 | 5,636 |
| 1881 | 5,791 |
| 1891 | 6,669 |
| 1901 | 7,057 |
| 1911 | 8,420 |
| 1921 | 8,174 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Sorel, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 8,174 total population, 4,096 females in the population, 4,078 males in the population, 4,029 females born in Canada, 3,996 males born in Canada, 69 males born outside the British Empire, 59 females born outside the British Empire, 13 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 8 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 7,876 persons of French origin, 68 persons of British origin (English), 28 persons of British origin (Irish), 28 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 9 persons of Belgian origin, 8 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 4 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of German origin, 3 persons of Syrian origin, 2 persons of Russian origin. 42 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 7,958 Roman Catholics, 102 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 42 Jews, 38 Anglicans (Church of England), 11 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 9 Presbyterians, 6 adherents of Eastern religions, 6 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Lutherans, 1 Methodists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Dorimène Desjardins | 1858–1932 | born here |
| Marie Bibeau | 1865–1924 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC082011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q29386656
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorel,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorel_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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). "Sorel, City—Cité, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sorel-city-cit-qc082011-1921/.