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 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 density was 2316.7 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Sorel, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 4,096 |
| POP M | 4,078 |
| POP TOT | 8,174 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 38 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 8 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 3 |
| BRIT BORN F | 8 |
| BRIT BORN M | 13 |
| BRIT ENG | 68 |
| BRIT IRISH | 28 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 28 |
| CAN BORN F | 4,029 |
| CAN BORN M | 3,996 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 6 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 9 |
| EUR DUTCH | 4 |
| EUR FRENCH | 7,876 |
| EUR GERMAN | 4 |
| EUR HEBREW | 42 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 59 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 69 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 6 |
| JEWS | 42 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 9 |
| PROTESTANTS | 11 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 7,958 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 102 |
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: 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 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/.