Sorel, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)
Sorel, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,791. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q29386656. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.033°N, 73.105°W.
Population
In 1881, Sorel, Town—Ville had a population of 5,791: 2,841 male and 2,950 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,636 |
| 1881 | 5,791 |
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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 5,791 total population, 2,950 females, 2,841 males, 2,122 married persons, 1,345 families, 1,067 married males, 1,055 married females, 235 widowed persons, 170 widowed females, 65 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,434 single persons under 18, 1,725 single females under 18, 1,709 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,104 inhabited houses, 1,104 occupied houses, 23 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 11,971 bushels of potatoes, 8,870 bushels of oats, 3,054 bushels of turnips, 2,597 bushels of buckwheat, 1,449 bushels of other root crops, 903 bushels of corn, 723 tons of hay, 527 bushels of spring wheat, 451 acres of hay crops, 430 bushels of peas and beans, 395 bushels of barley, 133 acres of potatoes, 126 bushels of winter wheat, 73 acres of wheat, 50 bushels of rye, 18 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Gill | 1871–1918 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 5,791 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC061001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC061001_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q29386656
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorel,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorel_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sorel-town-ville-qc061001-1881/.