Ste. Anne de Sorel, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Anne de Sorel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,213. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.067°N, 73.027°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Anne de Sorel had a population of 1,213: 594 male and 619 female residents. Population density was 78.1 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Anne 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 | 619 |
| Number of males | 594 |
| Number of married females | 207 |
| Number of married males | 206 |
| Number of married persons | 413 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| POP F | 619 |
| POP M | 594 |
| POP TOT | 1,213 |
| Total population | 1,213 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 390 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 373 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 763 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,207 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 6 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 154 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 149 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 9 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 25 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 128 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 154 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 42 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,880 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,275 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,625 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,639 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,529 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,804 |
| Acres of oats | 1,378 |
| Acres of potatoes | 119 |
| Acres of turnips | 31 |
| Acres of wheat | 199 |
| BAR AC | 42 |
| BAR BU | 762 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 762 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 61 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,086 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,890 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,073 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 323 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,788 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,096 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,769 |
| BWT BU | 8,086 |
| CRN BU | 3,890 |
| HAY AC | 1,639 |
| HAY TONS | 2,147 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 184 |
| Number of chickens | 4,534 |
| Number of ducks | 428 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 154 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 99 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 236 |
| Number of milk cows | 402 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 159 |
| Number of other cattle | 470 |
| Number of other fowl | 158 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 50 |
| Number of sheep | 1,280 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 505 |
| Number of swine | 862 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 696 |
| Number of turkeys | 24 |
| OAT AC | 1,378 |
| OAT BU | 19,073 |
| PEA BU | 323 |
| POT AC | 119 |
| POT BU | 16,788 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 158 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,862 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 17,494 |
| RYE BU | 60 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,147 |
| WHT AC | 199 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,096 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 31 |
| A 11 50 | 31 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 43 |
| BEN BU | 61 |
| BUTTER LB | 17,494 |
| CATTLE KS | 184 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 390 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 373 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 763 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 158 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 99 |
| DUCKS | 428 |
| FAMILIES | 209 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,862 |
| FRN CA | 1,207 |
| GRA BU | 27 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,534 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 236 |
| HOUSES | 154 |
| HOUSES B | 4 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 25 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 25 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 57 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 128 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 149 |
| INF 11 A | 50 |
| MD FEM | 207 |
| MD MALE | 206 |
| MD TOT | 413 |
| MILK COWS | 402 |
| NAME CD | Richelieu |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 154 |
| OC TOT | 159 |
| OTHER FOWL | 158 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 470 |
| OTHERS | 6 |
| SHEEP | 1,280 |
| SHEEP KS | 505 |
| SUP AM | 6,529 |
| SUP FOR | 3,275 |
| SUP JV | 24 |
| SUP PAT | 1,880 |
| SUP SC | 4,625 |
| SUP TOT | 9,804 |
| SWINE | 862 |
| SWINE KS | 696 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 154 |
| TUR AC | 31 |
| TUR BU | 6,769 |
| TURKEY | 24 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 37 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC181003— 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 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). "Ste. Anne de Sorel, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-anne-de-sorel-qc181003-1891/.