Sorel, City—Cité, Quebec (1881 census)
Sorel, City—Cité was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,791. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.033°N, 73.105°W.
Population
In 1881, Sorel, City—Cité had a population of 5,791: 2,841 male and 2,950 female residents. Population density was 1641.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Sorel, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,345 |
| Number of families | 1,345 |
| Number of females | 2,950 |
| Number of males | 2,841 |
| Number of married females | 1,055 |
| Number of married males | 1,067 |
| Number of married persons | 2,122 |
| Number of widowed females | 170 |
| Number of widowed males | 65 |
| Number of widowed persons | 235 |
| POP TOT | 5,791 |
| Total population | 5,791 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,725 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,709 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,434 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,104 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,104 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 451 |
| Acres of potatoes | 133 |
| Acres of wheat | 73 |
| BAR BU | 395 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 395 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,597 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 903 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,870 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,449 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 430 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,971 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 527 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,054 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 126 |
| BWT BU | 2,597 |
| CRN BU | 903 |
| HAY AC | 451 |
| HAY TONS | 723 |
| OAT BU | 8,870 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 430 |
| POT AC | 133 |
| POT BU | 11,971 |
| RYE BU | 50 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 723 |
| WHT AC | 73 |
| WHT SP BU | 527 |
| WHT WTR BU | 126 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,725 |
| C UNMD M | 1,709 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,434 |
| D OCC | 1,104 |
| FEMALE | 2,950 |
| GRA BU | 18 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 1,104 |
| H UNINH | 23 |
| MALE | 2,841 |
| MD F | 1,055 |
| MD M | 1,067 |
| MD TOT | 2,122 |
| NUMBER CD | 61 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,449 |
| TUR BU | 3,054 |
| WID F | 170 |
| WID M | 65 |
| WID TOT | 235 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC061001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082011— 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 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). "Sorel, City—Cité, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sorel-city-cit-qc061001-1881/.