Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Sherbrooke was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 679. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3481907. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.154°N, 61.982°W.
Population
In 1921, Sherbrooke had a population of 679: 360 male and 319 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,623 |
| 1881 | 1,607 |
| 1891 | 1,063 |
| 1901 | 1,021 |
| 1911 | 760 |
| 1921 | 679 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Sherbrooke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 679 total population, 360 males in the population, 355 males born in Canada, 319 females in the population, 313 females born in Canada, 5 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 467 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 93 persons of British origin (Irish), 80 persons of British origin (English), 16 persons of French origin, 14 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of German origin, 1 persons of other European origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 421 Presbyterians, 126 Anglicans (Church of England), 76 Baptists, 46 Roman Catholics, 6 Methodists, 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS010028— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010028_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3481907
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherbrooke,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherbrooke_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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). "Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sherbrooke-ns010028-1921/.