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 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 density was 17.6 people per square mile.
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 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 165 |
| Number of families | 165 |
| Number of females | 447 |
| Number of males | 440 |
| Number of married females | 156 |
| Number of married males | 156 |
| Number of married persons | 312 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| POP TOT | 887 |
| Total population | 887 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 283 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 277 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 560 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 141 |
| Number of occupied houses | 141 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 616 |
| Acres of potatoes | 30 |
| Acres of wheat | 123 |
| BAR BU | 504 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 504 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 471 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,809 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,380 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,680 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 702 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,057 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 24 |
| BWT BU | 471 |
| CRN BU | 40 |
| HAY AC | 616 |
| HAY TONS | 717 |
| OAT BU | 6,809 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,380 |
| POT AC | 30 |
| POT BU | 2,680 |
| RYE BU | 702 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 717 |
| WHT AC | 123 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,057 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 283 |
| C UNMD M | 277 |
| C UNMD TOT | 560 |
| D OCC | 141 |
| FEMALE | 447 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 141 |
| H UNINH | 21 |
| MALE | 440 |
| MD F | 156 |
| MD M | 156 |
| MD TOT | 312 |
| NUMBER CD | 51 |
| TUR BU | 24 |
| WID F | 8 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 15 |
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: 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. 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/.