Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Sherbrooke was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,063. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.142°N, 61.969°W.
Population
In 1891, Sherbrooke had a population of 1,063: 538 male and 525 female residents. Population density was 14.5 people per square mile.
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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sonora, 1901 (15.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sherbrooke, 1901 (84.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Sherbrooke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 203 |
| Number of families | 203 |
| Number of females | 525 |
| Number of males | 538 |
| Number of married females | 167 |
| Number of married males | 158 |
| Number of married persons | 325 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 62 |
| POP F | 525 |
| POP M | 538 |
| POP TOT | 1,063 |
| Total population | 1,063 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 316 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 360 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 676 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,063 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 27 |
| Number of houses | 172 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 172 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 155 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 17 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 111 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 199 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 10 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,158 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 20,823 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,075 |
| Acres of hay crops | 635 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,243 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,066 |
| Acres of oats | 58 |
| Acres of potatoes | 33 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 70 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 242 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,242 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,694 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 629 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 16 |
| BWT BU | 242 |
| HAY AC | 635 |
| HAY TONS | 947 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 72 |
| Number of chickens | 998 |
| Number of ducks | 16 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 127 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 17 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 23 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 85 |
| Number of milk cows | 237 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 133 |
| Number of other cattle | 232 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 38 |
| Number of sheep | 780 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 189 |
| Number of swine | 21 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 51 |
| Number of turkeys | 7 |
| OAT AC | 58 |
| OAT BU | 1,242 |
| PEA BU | 2 |
| POT AC | 33 |
| POT BU | 4,694 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 45 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,345 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,444 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 16,296 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 947 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT FALL BU | 16 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 19 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 29 |
| A 51 100 | 32 |
| BEN BU | 23 |
| BUTTER LB | 16,296 |
| CATTLE KS | 72 |
| CHEESE LB | 45 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 316 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 360 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 676 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,345 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 23 |
| DUCKS | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 203 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,444 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 17 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 998 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 85 |
| HOUSES | 172 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 155 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 111 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 17 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 172 |
| INF 11 A | 38 |
| MD FEM | 167 |
| MD MALE | 158 |
| MD TOT | 325 |
| MILK COWS | 237 |
| NAME CD | Guysborough |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 127 |
| OC TOT | 133 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 232 |
| OTHERS | 1,063 |
| SHEEP | 780 |
| SHEEP KS | 189 |
| SUP AM | 2,243 |
| SUP FOR | 20,823 |
| SUP JV | 10 |
| SUP PAT | 1,158 |
| SUP SC | 1,075 |
| SUP TOT | 23,066 |
| SWINE | 21 |
| SWINE KS | 51 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 199 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 629 |
| TURKEY | 7 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 27 |
| WID FEM | 42 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 62 |
| WORKING OX | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS032018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010028_1871— 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). "Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sherbrooke-ns032018-1891/.