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 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 209 |
| Number of families | 209 |
| Number of females | 600 |
| Number of males | 610 |
| Number of married females | 211 |
| Number of married males | 205 |
| Number of married persons | 416 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP F | 600 |
| POP M | 610 |
| POP TOT | 1,210 |
| Total population | 1,210 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 365 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 388 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 753 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,204 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 6 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 191 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 189 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 12 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 140 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 51 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 47 |
| Number of occupied houses | 191 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 34 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 28 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,374 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,310 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,163 |
| Acres of hay crops | 312 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,565 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,875 |
| Acres of oats | 562 |
| Acres of potatoes | 106 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 67 |
| BAR AC | 34 |
| BAR BU | 448 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 448 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 109 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,704 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,141 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,331 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,881 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,740 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 559 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 581 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,041 |
| BWT BU | 2,704 |
| CRN BU | 1,141 |
| HAY AC | 312 |
| HAY TONS | 422 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 45 |
| Number of chickens | 1,035 |
| Number of ducks | 9 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 117 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 5 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 15 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 133 |
| Number of milk cows | 178 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 121 |
| Number of other cattle | 116 |
| Number of other fowl | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 32 |
| Number of sheep | 265 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 110 |
| Number of swine | 344 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 290 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 562 |
| OAT BU | 8,331 |
| PEA BU | 1,881 |
| POT AC | 106 |
| POT BU | 9,740 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 801 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 45 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,399 |
| RYE BU | 559 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 422 |
| WHT AC | 67 |
| WHT SP BU | 581 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 13 |
| A 11 50 | 37 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 38 |
| BEN BU | 109 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,399 |
| CATTLE KS | 45 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 365 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 388 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 753 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 801 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 15 |
| DUCKS | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 209 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 45 |
| FRN CA | 1,204 |
| GEESE | 5 |
| GRA BU | 15 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,035 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 133 |
| HOUSES | 191 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 140 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 47 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 63 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 51 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 189 |
| INF 11 A | 32 |
| MD FEM | 211 |
| MD MALE | 205 |
| MD TOT | 416 |
| MILK COWS | 178 |
| NAME CD | Richelieu |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 117 |
| OC TOT | 121 |
| OTHER FOWL | 52 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 116 |
| OTHERS | 6 |
| SHEEP | 265 |
| SHEEP KS | 110 |
| SUP AM | 3,565 |
| SUP FOR | 2,310 |
| SUP JV | 28 |
| SUP PAT | 1,374 |
| SUP SC | 2,163 |
| SUP TOT | 5,875 |
| SWINE | 344 |
| SWINE KS | 290 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 191 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 1,041 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
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
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/.