St. Pierre de Sorel, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Pierre de Sorel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 492. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912705. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.011°N, 73.081°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Pierre de Sorel had a population of 492: 240 male and 252 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 492 |
| 1901 | 482 |
| 1911 | 395 |
| 1921 | 366 |
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, 1881 (80.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Pierre de Sorel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 492 total population, 252 females, 240 males, 185 married persons, 96 married females, 90 families, 89 married males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 307 single persons under 18, 156 single females under 18, 151 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 492 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 75 houses, 75 occupied houses, 73 houses built of wood, 52 houses of 2 stories, 23 houses of 1 story, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 17 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 13 houses of 2 rooms, 13 houses of 4 rooms, 9 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 1 room, 2 houses built of brick, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 10,550 bushels of oats, 10,322 bushels of potatoes, 9,170 pounds of homemade butter, 6,510 acres of land in farms, 3,576 acres of improved land in farms, 2,934 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,744 bushels of buckwheat, 2,518 acres of farmland under crops, 1,142 chickens, 1,073 bushels of turnips, 1,060 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,035 acres of farmland in pasture, 843 tons of hay, 816 acres of oats, 635 bushels of peas, 609 bushels of rye, 552 acres of hay crops, 539 bushels of corn, 426 sheep, 371 bushels of barley, 269 other cattle, 237 bushels of spring wheat, 208 milk cows, 188 swine, 138 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 126 horses aged over 3 years, 121 sheep slaughtered or sold, 82 acres of potatoes, 75 occupants of farms, 74 farm occupants who own their land, 65 swine slaughtered or sold, 49 cattle killed or sold, 43 horses aged 3 years and under, 36 acres of barley, 33 bushels of beans, 29 acres of wheat, 28 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 25 ducks, 23 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 22 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 14 turkeys, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 geese, 6 acres of turnips, 4 other fowl, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC181009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912705
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. Pierre de Sorel, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-pierre-de-sorel-qc181009-1891/.