Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Sherbrooke was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,623. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.142°N, 61.969°W.
Population
In 1871, Sherbrooke had a population of 1,623: 846 male and 777 female residents. Population density was 22.1 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Sherbrooke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 297 |
| Number of females | 777 |
| Number of males | 846 |
| Number of married females | 273 |
| Number of married males | 274 |
| Number of married persons | 547 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| Total population | 1,623 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 479 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 564 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,043 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 286 |
| Number of occupied houses | 296 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 153 |
| BWT BU | 455 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 416 |
| HAY TONS | 655 |
| OAT BU | 1,387 |
| PEA BU | 8 |
| POT AC | 59 |
| POT BU | 5,864 |
| Total area (acres) | 45,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 37 |
| WHT WTR BU | 10 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1 |
| AREA | 45,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 47 |
| CD | 202 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 297 |
| FEMALE | 777 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 296 |
| INHABITED | 286 |
| MALE | 846 |
| MARRIED F | 273 |
| MARRIED M | 274 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 547 |
| POPULATION | 1,623 |
| ROOT BU | 338 |
| SHANTIES | 10 |
| SINGLE F | 479 |
| SINGLE M | 564 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,043 |
| TUR BU | 826 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 25 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS202007— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sherbrooke-ns202007-1871/.