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 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 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,528 total population, 1,265 females, 1,263 males, 732 married persons, 415 families, 366 married females, 366 married males, 74 widowed persons, 55 widowed females, 19 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,722 single persons under 18, 878 single males under 18, 844 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 412 occupied houses, 410 inhabited houses, 29 uninhabited houses, 10 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 59,715 bushels of potatoes, 45,625 bushels of oats, 16,566 bushels of peas and beans, 14,285 bushels of buckwheat, 7,625 bushels of rye, 5,709 acres of hay crops, 5,593 bushels of corn, 4,863 bushels of turnips, 4,192 tons of hay, 3,907 bushels of other root crops, 3,538 bushels of spring wheat, 1,676 bushels of winter wheat, 1,572 acres of wheat, 352 acres of potatoes, 158 bushels of barley, 56 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,528 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON112007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON112007_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 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/.