Dalhousie, Sherbrooke, North Lavant, Ontario (1881 census)
Dalhousie, Sherbrooke, North Lavant was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,528. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.038°N, 76.593°W.
Population
In 1881, Dalhousie, Sherbrooke, North Lavant had a population of 2,528: 1,263 male and 1,265 female residents. Population density was 11.1 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Dalhousie & Sherbrooke, North—Nord, 1891 (58.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lavant, 1891 (41.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Dalhousie, Sherbrooke, North Lavant shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 415 |
| Number of families | 415 |
| Number of females | 1,265 |
| Number of males | 1,263 |
| Number of married females | 366 |
| Number of married males | 366 |
| Number of married persons | 732 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 74 |
| POP TOT | 2,528 |
| Total population | 2,528 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 844 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 878 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,722 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 410 |
| Number of occupied houses | 412 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,709 |
| Acres of potatoes | 352 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,572 |
| BAR BU | 158 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 158 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 14,285 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 56 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,593 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 45,625 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,907 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 16,566 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 59,715 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 7,625 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,538 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,863 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,676 |
| BWT BU | 14,285 |
| CRN BU | 5,593 |
| HAY AC | 5,709 |
| HAY TONS | 4,192 |
| OAT BU | 45,625 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 16,566 |
| POT AC | 352 |
| POT BU | 59,715 |
| RYE BU | 7,625 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,192 |
| WHT AC | 1,572 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,538 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,676 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 844 |
| C UNMD M | 878 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,722 |
| D OCC | 412 |
| FEMALE | 1,265 |
| GRA BU | 56 |
| H CON | 10 |
| H INHAB | 410 |
| H UNINH | 29 |
| MALE | 1,263 |
| MD F | 366 |
| MD M | 366 |
| MD TOT | 732 |
| NUMBER CD | 112 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,907 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 4,863 |
| WID F | 55 |
| WID M | 19 |
| WID TOT | 74 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON112007— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dalhousie-sherbrooke-north-lavant-on112007-1881/.