St. Joseph de Sorel, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Joseph de Sorel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,210. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142456. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.006°N, 73.151°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Joseph de Sorel had a population of 1,210: 610 male and 600 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,210 |
| 1901 | 1,257 |
| 1911 | 623 |
| 1921 | 329 |
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 contained St. Joseph, 1881 (66.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Joseph de Sorel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,210 total population, 610 males, 600 females, 416 married persons, 211 married females, 209 families, 205 married males, 41 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 753 single persons under 18, 388 single males under 18, 365 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,204 French Canadians, 6 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 191 houses, 191 occupied houses, 189 houses built of wood, 140 houses of 1 story, 63 houses of 3 rooms, 51 houses of 2 stories, 47 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 28 houses of 4 rooms, 24 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 2 rooms, 13 uninhabited houses, 12 houses of 1 room, 2 houses built of brick, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 9,740 bushels of potatoes, 8,331 bushels of oats, 7,399 pounds of homemade butter, 5,875 acres of land in farms, 3,565 acres of improved land in farms, 2,704 bushels of buckwheat, 2,310 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,163 acres of farmland under crops, 1,881 bushels of peas, 1,374 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,141 bushels of corn, 1,041 bushels of turnips, 1,035 chickens, 801 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 581 bushels of spring wheat, 562 acres of oats, 559 bushels of rye, 448 bushels of barley, 422 tons of hay, 344 swine, 312 acres of hay crops, 290 swine slaughtered or sold, 265 sheep, 178 milk cows, 133 horses aged over 3 years, 121 occupants of farms, 117 farm occupants who own their land, 116 other cattle, 110 sheep slaughtered or sold, 109 bushels of beans, 106 acres of potatoes, 67 acres of wheat, 52 other fowl, 45 cattle killed or sold, 45 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 38 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 37 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 34 acres of barley, 32 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 28 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 15 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 15 horses aged 3 years and under, 13 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 9 ducks, 8 acres of turnips, 5 geese, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 turkeys, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC181004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142456
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel
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). "St. Joseph de Sorel, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-joseph-de-sorel-qc181004-1891/.