Dalhousie, Sherbrooke, North Lavant, Ontario (1871 census)
Dalhousie, Sherbrooke, North Lavant was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,295. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.038°N, 76.593°W.
Population
In 1871, Dalhousie, Sherbrooke, North Lavant had a population of 2,295: 1,193 male and 1,102 female residents. Population density was 10.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,295 |
| 1881 | 2,528 |
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 contained Sherbrooke, North, 1861 (14.8% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Dalhousie, 1861 (43.5% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Lavant, 1861 (41.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Dalhousie, Sherbrooke, North Lavant shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 386 |
| Number of females | 1,102 |
| Number of males | 1,193 |
| Number of married females | 335 |
| Number of married males | 338 |
| Number of married persons | 673 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 67 |
| Total population | 2,295 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 724 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 831 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,555 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 377 |
| Number of occupied houses | 379 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 44 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 122 |
| BWT BU | 722 |
| CRN BU | 764 |
| HAY AC | 5,869 |
| HAY TONS | 3,820 |
| OAT BU | 20,337 |
| PEA BU | 4,707 |
| POT AC | 371 |
| POT BU | 28,469 |
| RYE BU | 761 |
| Total area (acres) | 137,630 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,139 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,026 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,406 |
| AREA | 137,630 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 211 |
| CD | 80 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 386 |
| FEMALE | 1,102 |
| GRA BU | 54 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 379 |
| INHABITED | 377 |
| MALE | 1,193 |
| MARRIED F | 335 |
| MARRIED M | 338 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 673 |
| POPULATION | 2,295 |
| ROOT BU | 2,184 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 724 |
| SINGLE M | 831 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,555 |
| TUR BU | 10,443 |
| UNINHABITED | 44 |
| WIDOWED F | 43 |
| WIDOWED M | 24 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 67 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON080007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON112007— 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). "Dalhousie, Sherbrooke, North Lavant, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dalhousie-sherbrooke-north-lavant-on080007-1871/.