Ste. Anne de Sorel, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Anne de Sorel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,175. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q540163. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.067°N, 73.027°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Anne de Sorel had a population of 1,175: 581 male and 594 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,175 |
| 1891 | 1,213 |
| 1901 | 1,123 |
| 1911 | 946 |
| 1921 | 885 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Sorel, 1871 (30.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ste. Anne de Sorel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,175 total population, 594 females, 581 males, 378 married persons, 258 families, 190 married males, 188 married females, 33 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 764 single persons under 18, 386 single females under 18, 378 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 131 inhabited houses, 131 occupied houses, 10 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 25,932 bushels of oats, 8,487 bushels of potatoes, 5,603 bushels of buckwheat, 2,099 bushels of spring wheat, 2,008 bushels of other root crops, 1,799 bushels of peas and beans, 1,637 tons of hay, 1,621 bushels of turnips, 1,590 bushels of corn, 879 acres of hay crops, 310 bushels of barley, 233 acres of wheat, 128 acres of potatoes, 117 bushels of rye, 28 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,175 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC061004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q540163
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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). "Ste. Anne de Sorel, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-anne-de-sorel-qc061004-1881/.