Ste. Sophie de Lévrard, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Sophie de Lévrard was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 887. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464423. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.401°N, 72.085°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Sophie de Lévrard had a population of 887: 440 male and 447 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 887 |
| 1891 | 1,116 |
| 1901 | 1,415 |
| 1911 | 1,522 |
| 1921 | 1,578 |
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 St. Pierre les Becquets, 1871 (64.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Sophie de Lévrard, 1891 (93.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ste. Sophie de Lévrard shared boundaries with:
- Gentilly, Ste. Marie de Blandford
- St. Jean Deschaillons
- St. Louis de Blandford
- St. Pierre les Becquets
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 887 total population, 447 females, 440 males, 312 married persons, 165 families, 156 married females, 156 married males, 15 widowed persons, 8 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 560 single persons under 18, 283 single females under 18, 277 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 141 inhabited houses, 141 occupied houses, 21 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,809 bushels of oats, 2,680 bushels of potatoes, 1,380 bushels of peas and beans, 1,057 bushels of spring wheat, 717 tons of hay, 702 bushels of rye, 616 acres of hay crops, 504 bushels of barley, 471 bushels of buckwheat, 123 acres of wheat, 40 bushels of corn, 30 acres of potatoes, 24 bushels of turnips, 17 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 887 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC051002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464423
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Sophie-de-L%C3%A9vrard
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Sophie-de-L%C3%A9vrard
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. Sophie de Lévrard, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-sophie-de-l-vrard-qc051002-1881/.