St. Pierre, Sorel, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Pierre, Sorel was a census subdivision in Richelieu County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,967. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.031°N, 73.075°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Pierre, Sorel had a population of 3,967: 1,954 male and 2,013 female residents. Population density was 73.4 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, St. Pierre, Sorel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 393 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 680 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 44 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,911 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 102 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,868 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 170 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 86 |
| Number of blind females | 1 |
| Number of blind males | 5 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 4 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 3 |
| Number of families | 680 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 92 |
| Number of females | 2,013 |
| Number of females attending school | 145 |
| Number of lunatic females | 4 |
| Number of lunatic males | 4 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 81 |
| Number of males | 1,954 |
| Number of males attending school | 147 |
| Number of married females | 631 |
| Number of married males | 634 |
| Number of single females | 1,317 |
| Number of single males | 1,277 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| POP | 3,967 |
| POP FX N.1 | 2,013 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,954 |
| POP XX N.1 | 3,967 |
| Total population | 3,967 |
Age structure (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 80 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 104 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 76 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 80 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 279 |
| Number of females of unknown age | 1 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 104 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 92 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 63 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 78 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 57 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 282 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 4 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 93 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 29 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 213 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 166 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 101 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 80 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 31 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 9 |
| Number of married females aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 165 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 169 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 129 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 97 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 47 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 24 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 247 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 210 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 107 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 16 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 6 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 272 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 201 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 118 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 7 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 5 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 8 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 10 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 12 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 16 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 13 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 9 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 12 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 13 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3,834 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 68 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 14 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 20 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 29 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 1 |
Agriculture (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 30 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 666 |
| Acres of corn | 182 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 13 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,082 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,823 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,768 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 12,863 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,686 |
| Acres of oats | 2,173 |
| Acres of peas | 486 |
| Acres of potatoes | 204 |
| Acres of rye | 550 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,763 |
| BAR AC | 30 |
| BAR BU | 347 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 103 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 400 |
| BEEF BAR | 103 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 347 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 172 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,793 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 68 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,835 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 34,412 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,289 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,659 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,986 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 874 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 13,872 |
| BWT AC | 666 |
| BWT BU | 5,793 |
| CRN AC | 182 |
| CRN BU | 1,835 |
| HAY TONS | 372,392 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 697 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 532 |
| Number of horses | 957 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,446 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 437 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 134 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 163 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 44 |
| Number of sheep | 4,231 |
| Number of swine | 1,565 |
| OAT AC | 2,173 |
| OAT BU | 34,412 |
| PEA AC | 486 |
| PEA BU | 3,289 |
| PORK BAR | 400 |
| POT AC | 204 |
| POT BU | 9,659 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 6,083 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,804 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 3,151 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 1,231 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,720 |
| RYE AC | 550 |
| RYE BU | 2,986 |
| TOB LBS | 1,231 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 372,392 |
| WHT AC | 1,763 |
| WHT BU | 13,872 |
| WOOL LBS | 6,720 |
Manufacturing & industry (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | 175 |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | 2 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 2 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | |
| Number of employees in tanneries | |
| Number of foundries | |
| Number of foundries not reporting | |
| Number of grist mills | 2 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 2 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 2 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 2 |
| Number of saw mills | |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | |
| Number of saw mills reporting production by number of logs | |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | |
| Number of tanneries | |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | |
| Number of tanneries reporting | |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | 100 |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | 75 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 525 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 3,573 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 5,515 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 7,055 |
Deaths & mortality (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 20 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 8 |
| Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 27 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 5 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 47 |
Other recorded variables (164 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 9,804 |
| BEN BU | 172 |
| BOV | 697 |
| C H | 532 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 2 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,954 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 2,013 |
| C03 GM WATER | 2 |
| C03 TOTAL | 3,967 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,868 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,911 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 86 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 102 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 170 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 44 |
| C10 GM ANNUAL NO | 2 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 2 |
| C101 BTWN 80 AND 90 F MD | 2 |
| C102 BTWN 80 AND 90 F S | 1 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 3 |
| C108 BTWN 90 AND 100 M WID | 1 |
| C11 GM ANNUAL P | 75 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 81 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 2 |
| C122 AGES NOT GIVEN M | 4 |
| C123 AGES NOT GIVEN F | 1 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 2 |
| C126 MD MALE | 634 |
| C127 S MALE | 1,277 |
| C128 WID MALE | 43 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,954 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 92 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 525 |
| C130 MD FEM | 631 |
| C131 S FEM | 1,317 |
| C132 WID FEM | 65 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 2,013 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 3,967 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 27 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 20 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 47 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 2 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 93 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 147 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 145 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 3 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 4 |
| C147 BLIND M | 5 |
| C148 BLIND F | 1 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 4 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 104 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 4 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 5 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 8 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 92 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 104 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 3 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 4 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 63 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 76 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 78 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 80 |
| C28 DEATHS UNDER 4 M | 3 |
| C29 DEATHS UNDER 4 F | 1 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 57 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 80 |
| C32 CFM NO | 1 |
| C33 CFM RETURNS | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 282 |
| C34 CFM CAPITAL | 175 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 279 |
| C35 CFM WOOL | 100 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 2 |
| C37 CFM HANDS | 2 |
| C37 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 2 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 272 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 247 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 201 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 29 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 210 |
| C48 BTWN 15 AND 20 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C49 BTWN 15 AND 20 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 165 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 118 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 3 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 213 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 107 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 3 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 3 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 169 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 7 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 2 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 166 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 16 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 8 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 129 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 5 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 2 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 101 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 2 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 10 |
| C72 BTWN 40 AND 50 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 97 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 2 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 9 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 80 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 6 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 12 |
| C80 BTWN 50 AND 60 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C81 BTWN 50 AND 60 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 47 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 12 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 31 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 2 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 16 |
| C88 BTWN 60 AND 70 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C89 BTWN 60 AND 70 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 24 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 1 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 13 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 9 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 2 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 13 |
| C96 BTWN 70 AND 80 M DEATHS | 3 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 2 |
| C99 BTWN 80 AND 90 M S | 1 |
| CAR BU | 68 |
| CD NAME | Richelieu |
| CROP | 7,768 |
| CULT | 12,863 |
| ENG WLS | 14 |
| FC YRDS | 5,515 |
| FLAN YRDS | 3,573 |
| FLX LBS | 6,083 |
| FR | 1 |
| FREN ORIG | 3,834 |
| GARDEN | 13 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HELD | 26,686 |
| HORSE | 957 |
| IRE | 20 |
| LIN YRDS | 7,055 |
| LINE NO | 1,301 |
| M COWS | 1,446 |
| MPLS LBS | 3,151 |
| MW BU | 9 |
| NOT FRN | 68 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 35 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 53 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 134 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 163 |
| O OVR 200 | 8 |
| O UNDR 10 | 44 |
| PASTURE | 5,082 |
| SCOT | 29 |
| SHEEP | 4,231 |
| SWINE | 1,565 |
| TOT O | 437 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 874 |
| US | 1 |
| WOOD | 13,823 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC070004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC070004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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, Sorel, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-pierre-sorel-qc070004-1851/.