Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Sherbrooke was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 760. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3481907. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.154°N, 61.982°W.
Population
In 1911, Sherbrooke had a population of 760: 385 male and 375 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Sherbrooke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 760 total population, 385 males in the population, 375 females in the population, 245 single (never-married) males, 215 single (never-married) females, 160 families, 128 married males, 126 married females, 34 widowed females, 12 widowed males. 1,021 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 593 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 87 persons of British origin (English), 33 persons of British origin (Irish), 10 persons of French origin, 6 persons of German origin. 31 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: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 555 Presbyterians, 117 Anglicans (Church of England), 53 Roman Catholics, 23 Baptists, 9 Lutherans, 3 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 151 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044024— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sherbrooke-ns044024-1911/.