Ste. Sophie, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Sophie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,311. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.831°N, 73.919°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Sophie had a population of 1,311: 651 male and 660 female residents. Population density was 29.6 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Ste. Sophie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 243 |
| Number of females | 660 |
| Number of males | 651 |
| Number of married females | 202 |
| Number of married males | 204 |
| Number of married persons | 406 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| Total population | 1,311 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 430 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 436 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 866 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 230 |
| Number of occupied houses | 230 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 649 |
| BWT BU | 2,419 |
| CRN BU | 434 |
| HAY AC | 1,431 |
| HAY TONS | 1,644 |
| OAT BU | 28,846 |
| PEA BU | 1,561 |
| POT AC | 253 |
| POT BU | 39,688 |
| RYE BU | 32 |
| Total area (acres) | 25,501 |
| WHT SP BU | 897 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 84 |
| AREA | 25,501 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 94 |
| CD | 99 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 243 |
| FEMALE | 660 |
| GRA BU | 180 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 230 |
| INHABITED | 230 |
| MALE | 651 |
| MARRIED F | 202 |
| MARRIED M | 204 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 406 |
| POPULATION | 1,311 |
| ROOT BU | 3,462 |
| SINGLE F | 430 |
| SINGLE M | 436 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 866 |
| TUR BU | 460 |
| UNINHABITED | 23 |
| WIDOWED F | 28 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC099007— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-sophie-qc099007-1871/.