Sorel, City—Cité, Quebec (1891 census)
Sorel, City—Cité was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 6,669. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.033°N, 73.105°W.
Population
In 1891, Sorel, City—Cité had a population of 6,669: 3,246 male and 3,423 female residents. Population density was 1890.2 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Sorel, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 1,265 |
| Number of families | 1,265 |
| Number of females | 3,423 |
| Number of males | 3,246 |
| Number of married females | 1,174 |
| Number of married males | 1,179 |
| Number of married persons | 2,353 |
| Number of widowed females | 208 |
| Number of widowed males | 84 |
| Number of widowed persons | 292 |
| POP F | 3,423 |
| POP M | 3,246 |
| POP TOT | 6,669 |
| Total population | 6,669 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,041 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,983 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,024 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 6,475 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 194 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,206 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 216 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 986 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 14 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 530 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 568 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 154 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 97 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 255 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 179 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 450 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 24 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,206 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 88 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 46 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 99 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 509 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,952 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,910 |
| Acres of hay crops | 564 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,518 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,470 |
| Acres of oats | 327 |
| Acres of potatoes | 176 |
| Acres of turnips | 21 |
| Acres of wheat | 33 |
| BAR AC | 46 |
| BAR BU | 869 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 869 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,446 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,040 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,515 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 574 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,200 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 467 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,064 |
| BWT BU | 1,446 |
| CRN BU | 1,040 |
| HAY AC | 564 |
| HAY TONS | 952 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 33 |
| Number of chickens | 2,025 |
| Number of ducks | 85 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 347 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 101 |
| Number of geese | 17 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 51 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 344 |
| Number of milk cows | 261 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 449 |
| Number of other cattle | 92 |
| Number of other fowl | 128 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 393 |
| Number of sheep | 82 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 33 |
| Number of swine | 468 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 604 |
| Number of turkeys | 56 |
| OAT AC | 327 |
| OAT BU | 7,515 |
| PEA BU | 574 |
| POT AC | 176 |
| POT BU | 18,200 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 215 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 62 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,543 |
| RYE BU | 80 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 952 |
| WHT AC | 33 |
| WHT SP BU | 467 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 7 |
| A 11 50 | 29 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 17 |
| BEN BU | 66 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,543 |
| CATTLE KS | 33 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 2,041 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,983 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 4,024 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 215 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 51 |
| DUCKS | 85 |
| FAMILIES | 1,265 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 62 |
| FRN CA | 6,475 |
| GEESE | 17 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,025 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 344 |
| HOUSES | 1,206 |
| HOUSES B | 216 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 60 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 179 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 255 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 530 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 450 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 24 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 154 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 97 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 69 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 568 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 88 |
| HOUSES W | 986 |
| INF 11 A | 393 |
| MD FEM | 1,174 |
| MD MALE | 1,179 |
| MD TOT | 2,353 |
| MILK COWS | 261 |
| NAME CD | Richelieu |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 101 |
| OC P | 347 |
| OC TOT | 449 |
| OTHER FOWL | 128 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 92 |
| OTHERS | 194 |
| SHEEP | 82 |
| SHEEP KS | 33 |
| SUP AM | 2,518 |
| SUP FOR | 1,952 |
| SUP JV | 99 |
| SUP PAT | 509 |
| SUP SC | 1,910 |
| SUP TOT | 4,470 |
| SWINE | 468 |
| SWINE KS | 604 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,206 |
| TUR AC | 21 |
| TUR BU | 5,064 |
| TURKEY | 56 |
| WID FEM | 208 |
| WID MALE | 84 |
| WID TOT | 292 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC181001— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sorel-city-cit-qc181001-1891/.