Ste. Anne de Sorel, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Anne de Sorel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,175. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.067°N, 73.027°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Anne de Sorel had a population of 1,175: 581 male and 594 female residents. Population density was 75.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,175 |
| 1891 | 1,213 |
| 1901 | 1,123 |
| 1911 | 946 |
| 1921 | 885 |
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, 1871 (30.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ste. Anne de Sorel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 258 |
| Number of families | 258 |
| Number of females | 594 |
| Number of males | 581 |
| Number of married females | 188 |
| Number of married males | 190 |
| Number of married persons | 378 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP TOT | 1,175 |
| Total population | 1,175 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 386 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 378 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 764 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 131 |
| Number of occupied houses | 131 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 879 |
| Acres of potatoes | 128 |
| Acres of wheat | 233 |
| BAR BU | 310 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 310 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,603 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,590 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 25,932 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,008 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,799 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,487 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 117 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,099 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,621 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4 |
| BWT BU | 5,603 |
| CRN BU | 1,590 |
| HAY AC | 879 |
| HAY TONS | 1,637 |
| OAT BU | 25,932 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,799 |
| POT AC | 128 |
| POT BU | 8,487 |
| RYE BU | 117 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,637 |
| WHT AC | 233 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,099 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 386 |
| C UNMD M | 378 |
| C UNMD TOT | 764 |
| D OCC | 131 |
| FEMALE | 594 |
| GRA BU | 28 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 131 |
| H UNINH | 10 |
| MALE | 581 |
| MD F | 188 |
| MD M | 190 |
| MD TOT | 378 |
| NUMBER CD | 61 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,008 |
| TUR BU | 1,621 |
| WID F | 20 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC061004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082002— 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 1881 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). "Ste. Anne de Sorel, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-anne-de-sorel-qc061004-1881/.