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 density was 43.2 people per square mile.
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 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 90 |
| Number of families | 90 |
| Number of females | 252 |
| Number of males | 240 |
| Number of married females | 96 |
| Number of married males | 89 |
| Number of married persons | 185 |
| POP F | 252 |
| POP M | 240 |
| POP TOT | 492 |
| Total population | 492 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 156 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 151 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 307 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 492 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 75 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 73 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 52 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 17 |
| Number of occupied houses | 75 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 36 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,035 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,934 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,518 |
| Acres of hay crops | 552 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,576 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,510 |
| Acres of oats | 816 |
| Acres of potatoes | 82 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 29 |
| BAR AC | 36 |
| BAR BU | 371 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 371 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,744 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 539 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,550 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 635 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,322 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 609 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 237 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,073 |
| BWT BU | 2,744 |
| CRN BU | 539 |
| HAY AC | 552 |
| HAY TONS | 843 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 49 |
| Number of chickens | 1,142 |
| Number of ducks | 25 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 74 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 10 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 43 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 126 |
| Number of milk cows | 208 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 75 |
| Number of other cattle | 269 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 11 |
| Number of sheep | 426 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 121 |
| Number of swine | 188 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 65 |
| Number of turkeys | 14 |
| OAT AC | 816 |
| OAT BU | 10,550 |
| PEA BU | 635 |
| POT AC | 82 |
| POT BU | 10,322 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 138 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,060 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,170 |
| RYE BU | 609 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 843 |
| WHT AC | 29 |
| WHT SP BU | 237 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 22 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 28 |
| BEN BU | 33 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,170 |
| CATTLE KS | 49 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 156 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 151 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 307 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 138 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 43 |
| DUCKS | 25 |
| FAMILIES | 90 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,060 |
| FRN CA | 492 |
| GEESE | 10 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,142 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 126 |
| HOUSES | 75 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 23 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 52 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 73 |
| INF 11 A | 11 |
| MD FEM | 96 |
| MD MALE | 89 |
| MD TOT | 185 |
| MILK COWS | 208 |
| NAME CD | Richelieu |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 74 |
| OC TOT | 75 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 269 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 426 |
| SHEEP KS | 121 |
| SUP AM | 3,576 |
| SUP FOR | 2,934 |
| SUP JV | 23 |
| SUP PAT | 1,035 |
| SUP SC | 2,518 |
| SUP TOT | 6,510 |
| SWINE | 188 |
| SWINE KS | 65 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 75 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 1,073 |
| TURKEY | 14 |
| WID FEM | 0 |
| WID MALE | 0 |
| WID TOT | 0 |
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/.