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 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 density was 28.4 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Sophie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 233 |
| Number of families | 233 |
| Number of females | 603 |
| Number of males | 652 |
| Number of married females | 204 |
| Number of married males | 207 |
| Number of married persons | 411 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| POP F | 603 |
| POP M | 652 |
| POP TOT | 1,255 |
| Total population | 1,255 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 367 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 426 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 793 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 829 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 426 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 232 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 4 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 226 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 18 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 230 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 233 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 77 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 34 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,665 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,577 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,330 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,346 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,029 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,606 |
| Acres of oats | 2,393 |
| Acres of potatoes | 277 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 24 |
| BAR AC | 77 |
| BAR BU | 1,112 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,112 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,269 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 241 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 25,772 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 460 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 33,264 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 273 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,835 |
| BWT BU | 2,269 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 200 |
| CRN BU | 241 |
| HAY AC | 2,346 |
| HAY TONS | 2,257 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 256 |
| Number of chickens | 3,135 |
| Number of ducks | 14 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 203 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 18 |
| Number of geese | 43 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 107 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 349 |
| Number of milk cows | 952 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 221 |
| Number of other cattle | 414 |
| Number of other fowl | 43 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 44 |
| Number of sheep | 492 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 243 |
| Number of swine | 361 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 538 |
| Number of turkeys | 125 |
| OAT AC | 2,393 |
| OAT BU | 25,772 |
| PEA BU | 460 |
| POT AC | 277 |
| POT BU | 33,264 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 545 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 444 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,281 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 76,225 |
| RYE BU | 1 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,257 |
| WHT AC | 24 |
| WHT SP BU | 273 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 69 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 18 |
| A 51 100 | 77 |
| BEN BU | 51 |
| BUTTER LB | 76,225 |
| CATTLE KS | 256 |
| CHEESE LB | 545 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 367 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 426 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 793 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 444 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 107 |
| DUCKS | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 233 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,281 |
| FRN CA | 829 |
| GEESE | 43 |
| GRA BU | 35 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,135 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 349 |
| HOUSES | 232 |
| HOUSES B | 4 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 58 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 230 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 50 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 47 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 27 |
| HOUSES W | 226 |
| INF 11 A | 44 |
| MD FEM | 204 |
| MD MALE | 207 |
| MD TOT | 411 |
| MILK COWS | 952 |
| NAME CD | Terrebonne |
| OC F | 18 |
| OC P | 203 |
| OC TOT | 221 |
| OTHER FOWL | 43 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 414 |
| OTHERS | 426 |
| SHEEP | 492 |
| SHEEP KS | 243 |
| SILOS | 200 |
| SUP AM | 12,029 |
| SUP FOR | 11,577 |
| SUP JV | 34 |
| SUP PAT | 2,665 |
| SUP SC | 9,330 |
| SUP TOT | 23,606 |
| SWINE | 361 |
| SWINE KS | 538 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 233 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 2,835 |
| TURKEY | 125 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 32 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 51 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193015— 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 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/.