Sorel, Quebec (1881 census)
Sorel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 877. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.016°N, 73.092°W.
Population
In 1881, Sorel had a population of 877: 438 male and 439 female residents. Population density was 62.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,446 |
| 1881 | 877 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Sorel, 1871 (27.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Pierre de Sorel, 1891 (80.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Sorel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 164 |
| Number of families | 164 |
| Number of females | 439 |
| Number of males | 438 |
| Number of married females | 150 |
| Number of married males | 151 |
| Number of married persons | 301 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| POP TOT | 877 |
| Total population | 877 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 270 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 275 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 545 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 127 |
| Number of occupied houses | 127 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 544 |
| Acres of potatoes | 97 |
| Acres of wheat | 46 |
| BAR BU | 665 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 665 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,217 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 716 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,255 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 145 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 716 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,692 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 635 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 410 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,832 |
| BWT BU | 3,217 |
| CRN BU | 716 |
| HAY AC | 544 |
| HAY TONS | 801 |
| OAT BU | 17,255 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 716 |
| POT AC | 97 |
| POT BU | 5,692 |
| RYE BU | 635 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 801 |
| WHT AC | 46 |
| WHT SP BU | 410 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 270 |
| C UNMD M | 275 |
| C UNMD TOT | 545 |
| D OCC | 127 |
| FEMALE | 439 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 127 |
| H UNINH | 17 |
| MALE | 438 |
| MD F | 150 |
| MD M | 151 |
| MD TOT | 301 |
| NUMBER CD | 61 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 145 |
| TUR BU | 3,832 |
| WID F | 19 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC061002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC061002_1871— 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, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sorel-qc061002-1881/.