Ste. Sophie, Quebec (1921 census)
Ste. Sophie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 906. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913110. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.831°N, 73.919°W.
Population
In 1921, Ste. Sophie had a population of 906: 457 male and 449 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,460 |
| 1861 | 1,684 |
| 1871 | 1,311 |
| 1881 | 1,625 |
| 1891 | 1,255 |
| 1901 | 1,112 |
| 1911 | 1,135 |
| 1921 | 906 |
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, Ste. Sophie shared boundaries with:
- Abercrombie E. (St. Hippolyte)
- New Glasgow, Village
- St. Calixte
- St. Jérôme
- St. Lin
- Ste. Anne des Plaines
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 906 total population, 457 males in the population, 449 females in the population, 387 males born in Canada, 383 females born in Canada, 67 males born outside the British Empire, 60 females born outside the British Empire, 6 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 631 persons of French origin, 33 persons of British origin (Irish), 26 persons of British origin (English), 26 persons of Polish origin, 22 persons of Russian origin, 7 persons of Italian origin, 3 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). 156 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 688 Roman Catholics, 148 Jews, 28 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 17 Anglicans (Church of England), 17 Presbyterians, 4 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 4 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC096015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112913110
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). "Ste. Sophie, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-sophie-qc096015-1921/.