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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q540163. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,213 total population, 619 females, 594 males, 413 married persons, 209 families, 207 married females, 206 married males, 37 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 763 single persons under 18, 390 single females under 18, 373 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,207 French Canadians, 6 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 154 houses, 154 occupied houses, 149 houses built of wood, 128 houses of 2 stories, 57 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 27 houses of 3 rooms, 25 houses of 1 story, 25 houses of 4 rooms, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 15 uninhabited houses, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 9 houses of 1 room, 4 houses built of brick, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 19,073 bushels of oats, 17,494 pounds of homemade butter, 16,788 bushels of potatoes, 9,804 acres of land in farms, 8,086 bushels of buckwheat, 6,769 bushels of turnips, 6,529 acres of improved land in farms, 4,625 acres of farmland under crops, 4,534 chickens, 3,890 bushels of corn, 3,275 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,862 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,147 tons of hay, 2,096 bushels of spring wheat, 1,880 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,639 acres of hay crops, 1,378 acres of oats, 1,280 sheep, 862 swine, 762 bushels of barley, 696 swine slaughtered or sold, 505 sheep slaughtered or sold, 470 other cattle, 428 ducks, 402 milk cows, 323 bushels of peas, 236 horses aged over 3 years, 199 acres of wheat, 184 cattle killed or sold, 159 occupants of farms, 158 other fowl, 158 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 154 farm occupants who own their land, 119 acres of potatoes, 99 horses aged 3 years and under, 61 bushels of beans, 60 bushels of rye, 50 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 43 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 42 acres of barley, 31 acres of turnips, 31 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 31 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 27 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 24 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 24 turkeys, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q540163
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel
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/.