Ste. Sophie, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Sophie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,255. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q684201. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.831°N, 73.919°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Sophie had a population of 1,255: 652 male and 603 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Sophie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,255 total population, 652 males, 603 females, 411 married persons, 233 families, 207 married males, 204 married females, 51 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 793 single persons under 18, 426 single males under 18, 367 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 829 French Canadians, 426 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 233 occupied houses, 232 houses, 230 houses of 1 story, 226 houses built of wood, 58 houses of 4 rooms, 50 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 47 houses of 3 rooms, 35 houses of 2 rooms, 27 uninhabited houses, 18 houses of 1 room, 16 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses built of brick, 2 houses built of stone, 2 houses of 2 stories, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 76,225 pounds of homemade butter, 33,264 bushels of potatoes, 25,772 bushels of oats, 23,606 acres of land in farms, 12,029 acres of improved land in farms, 11,577 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,330 acres of farmland under crops, 3,135 chickens, 2,835 bushels of turnips, 2,665 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,393 acres of oats, 2,346 acres of hay crops, 2,269 bushels of buckwheat, 2,257 tons of hay, 1,281 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,112 bushels of barley, 952 milk cows, 545 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 538 swine slaughtered or sold, 492 sheep, 460 bushels of peas, 444 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 414 other cattle, 361 swine, 349 horses aged over 3 years, 277 acres of potatoes, 273 bushels of spring wheat, 256 cattle killed or sold, 243 sheep slaughtered or sold, 241 bushels of corn, 221 occupants of farms, 203 farm occupants who own their land, Capacity of silos (tons): 200, 125 turkeys, 107 horses aged 3 years and under, 77 acres of barley, 77 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 69 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 51 bushels of beans, 44 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 43 geese, 43 other fowl, 35 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 34 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 24 acres of wheat, 18 farm occupants who rent their land, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 ducks, 13 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 11 acres of turnips, 2 oxen, 1 bushels of rye. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193015— 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 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-sophie-qc193015-1891/.