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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3481907. 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 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 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,623 total population, 846 males, 777 females, 547 married persons, 297 families, 274 married males, 273 married females, 33 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,043 single persons under 18, 564 single males under 18, 479 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 296 occupied houses, 286 inhabited houses, 10 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 8 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 45,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS202007— 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 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/.