Ste. Sophie, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Sophie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,625. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q684201. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.831°N, 73.919°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Sophie had a population of 1,625: 830 male and 795 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,684 |
| 1871 | 1,311 |
| 1881 | 1,625 |
| 1891 | 1,255 |
| 1901 | 1,112 |
| 1911 | 1,135 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ste. Sophie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,625 total population, 830 males, 795 females, 521 married persons, 356 families, 261 married males, 260 married females, 59 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 26 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,045 single persons under 18, 543 single males under 18, 502 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 282 occupied houses, 281 inhabited houses, 26 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 45,363 bushels of oats, 43,617 bushels of potatoes, 2,496 bushels of buckwheat, 2,185 acres of hay crops, 2,000 tons of hay, 1,838 bushels of other root crops, 1,830 bushels of peas and beans, 1,070 bushels of turnips, 718 bushels of barley, 635 bushels of corn, 353 bushels of winter wheat, 314 acres of potatoes, 150 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 132 bushels of spring wheat, 72 acres of wheat, 20 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,625 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:
QC094007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC202014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q684201
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, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-sophie-qc094007-1881/.