Sorel, City—Cité, Quebec (1871 census)
Sorel, City—Cité was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,636. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.033°N, 73.105°W.
Population
In 1871, Sorel, City—Cité had a population of 5,636: 2,761 male and 2,875 female residents. Population density was 1597.4 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Sorel, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 1,023 |
| Number of females | 2,875 |
| Number of males | 2,761 |
| Number of married females | 925 |
| Number of married males | 921 |
| Number of married persons | 1,846 |
| Number of widowed females | 172 |
| Number of widowed males | 47 |
| Number of widowed persons | 219 |
| Total population | 5,636 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,778 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,793 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,571 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 857 |
| Number of occupied houses | 857 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 594 |
| BWT BU | 2,487 |
| CRN BU | 448 |
| HAY AC | 899 |
| HAY TONS | 1,061 |
| OAT BU | 12,252 |
| PEA BU | 565 |
| POT AC | 213 |
| POT BU | 31,096 |
| RYE BU | 438 |
| Total area (acres) | 2,042 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,084 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 130 |
| AREA | 2,042 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 23 |
| CD | 120 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 1,023 |
| FEMALE | 2,875 |
| GRA BU | 104 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 857 |
| INHABITED | 857 |
| MALE | 2,761 |
| MARRIED F | 925 |
| MARRIED M | 921 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,846 |
| POPULATION | 5,636 |
| ROOT BU | 824 |
| SINGLE F | 1,778 |
| SINGLE M | 1,793 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,571 |
| TUR BU | 2,406 |
| UNINHABITED | 31 |
| WIDOWED F | 172 |
| WIDOWED M | 47 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 219 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC120006— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sorel-city-cit-qc120006-1871/.