Ste. Sophie de Lévrard, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Sophie de Lévrard was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,116. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464423. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.397°N, 72.083°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Sophie de Lévrard had a population of 1,116: 592 male and 524 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 Ste. Sophie de Lévrard, 1881 (93.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Ste. Sophie de Lévrard, 1901 (82.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Sophie de Lévrard 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 1,116 total population, 592 males, 524 females, 380 married persons, 208 families, 190 married females, 190 married males, 25 widowed persons, 13 widowed males, 12 widowed females, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 711 single persons under 18, 389 single males under 18, 322 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,116 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 182 houses, 182 houses built of wood, 182 occupied houses, 98 houses of 2 stories, 82 houses of 1 story, 43 houses of 3 rooms, 43 houses of 4 rooms, 38 uninhabited houses, 32 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 31 houses of 2 rooms, 31 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 16,603 bushels of oats, 13,134 acres of land in farms, 11,727 pounds of homemade butter, 7,028 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,748 bushels of potatoes, 6,106 acres of improved land in farms, 3,823 acres of farmland under crops, 2,199 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,120 chickens, 2,011 bushels of peas, 1,999 bushels of spring wheat, 1,788 bushels of buckwheat, 1,561 acres of hay crops, 1,485 acres of oats, 1,429 tons of hay, 1,365 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 906 sheep, 697 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 455 swine, 403 milk cows, 397 bushels of turnips, 366 sheep slaughtered or sold, 347 other cattle, 334 bushels of rye, 258 acres of wheat, 252 swine slaughtered or sold, 222 bushels of barley, 183 occupants of farms, 173 horses aged over 3 years, 173 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 172 farm occupants who own their land, 116 cattle killed or sold, 104 bushels of corn, 90 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 84 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 64 bushels of beans, 56 acres of potatoes, 54 horses aged 3 years and under, 45 oxen, 39 geese, 39 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 26 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 24 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 23 acres of barley, 21 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 other fowl, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 employees on farms, 2 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC175018— 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 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. Sophie de Lévrard, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-sophie-de-l-vrard-qc175018-1891/.