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 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 density was 36.7 people per square mile.
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 |
| 1921 | 906 |
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 356 |
| Number of families | 356 |
| Number of females | 795 |
| Number of males | 830 |
| Number of married females | 260 |
| Number of married males | 261 |
| Number of married persons | 521 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| POP TOT | 1,625 |
| Total population | 1,625 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 502 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 543 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,045 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 281 |
| Number of occupied houses | 282 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,185 |
| Acres of potatoes | 314 |
| Acres of wheat | 72 |
| BAR BU | 718 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 718 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,496 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 635 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 45,363 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,838 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,830 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 43,617 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 132 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,070 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 353 |
| BWT BU | 2,496 |
| CRN BU | 635 |
| HAY AC | 2,185 |
| HAY TONS | 2,000 |
| OAT BU | 45,363 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,830 |
| POT AC | 314 |
| POT BU | 43,617 |
| RYE BU | 20 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,000 |
| WHT AC | 72 |
| WHT SP BU | 132 |
| WHT WTR BU | 353 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 502 |
| C UNMD M | 543 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,045 |
| D OCC | 282 |
| FEMALE | 795 |
| GRA BU | 150 |
| H INHAB | 281 |
| H UNINH | 26 |
| MALE | 830 |
| MD F | 260 |
| MD M | 261 |
| MD TOT | 521 |
| NUMBER CD | 94 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,838 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 1,070 |
| WID F | 33 |
| WID M | 26 |
| WID TOT | 59 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC094007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096015— 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, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-sophie-qc094007-1881/.