Dalhousie & Sherbrooke, North—Nord, Ontario (1891 census)
Dalhousie & Sherbrooke, North—Nord was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,142. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.987°N, 76.548°W.
Population
In 1891, Dalhousie & Sherbrooke, North—Nord had a population of 2,142: 1,066 male and 1,076 female residents. Population density was 16.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,142 |
| 1901 | 1,829 |
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 Dalhousie, Sherbrooke, North Lavant, 1881 (58.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Dalhousie & Sherbrooke, North—Nord shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 366 |
| Number of families | 366 |
| Number of females | 1,076 |
| Number of males | 1,066 |
| Number of married females | 317 |
| Number of married males | 313 |
| Number of married persons | 630 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| POP F | 1,076 |
| POP M | 1,066 |
| POP TOT | 2,142 |
| Total population | 2,142 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 715 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 733 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,448 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 6 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,136 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 335 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 333 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 146 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 189 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 148 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 335 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 8 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 11,471 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 28,645 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 18,676 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,334 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 30,393 |
| Acres of land in farms | 59,038 |
| Acres of oats | 2,703 |
| Acres of potatoes | 287 |
| Acres of turnips | 23 |
| Acres of wheat | 948 |
| BAR AC | 8 |
| BAR BU | 134 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 134 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 275 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,053 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,069 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 54,243 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 15,697 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 33,678 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,035 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,875 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,911 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,511 |
| BWT BU | 8,053 |
| CRN BU | 5,069 |
| HAY AC | 5,334 |
| HAY TONS | 5,644 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 760 |
| Number of chickens | 10,726 |
| Number of ducks | 102 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 325 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 17 |
| Number of geese | 341 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 221 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 604 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,745 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 342 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,922 |
| Number of other fowl | 17 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 127 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 94 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 35 |
| Number of sheep | 2,835 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,710 |
| Number of swine | 553 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 622 |
| Number of turkeys | 354 |
| OAT AC | 2,703 |
| OAT BU | 54,243 |
| PEA BU | 15,697 |
| POT AC | 287 |
| POT BU | 33,678 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 4,088 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 11,570 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 165 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 75,637 |
| RYE BU | 2,035 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,644 |
| WHT AC | 948 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,511 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,875 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 127 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 77 |
| A 51 100 | 94 |
| BEN BU | 275 |
| BUTTER LB | 75,637 |
| CATTLE KS | 760 |
| CHEESE LB | 4,088 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 715 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 733 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,448 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 11,570 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 221 |
| DUCKS | 102 |
| FAMILIES | 366 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 165 |
| FRN CA | 6 |
| GEESE | 341 |
| GRA BU | 15 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 10,726 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 604 |
| HOUSES | 335 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 70 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 146 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 148 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 189 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 333 |
| INF 11 A | 35 |
| MD FEM | 317 |
| MD MALE | 313 |
| MD TOT | 630 |
| MILK COWS | 1,745 |
| NAME CD | Lanark, North- Nord |
| OC F | 17 |
| OC P | 325 |
| OC TOT | 342 |
| OTHER FOWL | 17 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,922 |
| OTHERS | 2,136 |
| SHEEP | 2,835 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,710 |
| SUP AM | 30,393 |
| SUP FOR | 28,645 |
| SUP PAT | 11,471 |
| SUP SC | 18,676 |
| SUP TOT | 59,038 |
| SWINE | 553 |
| SWINE KS | 622 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 335 |
| TUR AC | 23 |
| TUR BU | 4,911 |
| TURKEY | 354 |
| WID FEM | 44 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 64 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON083002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON080002_1891— 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 1891 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—Nord, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dalhousie-sherbrooke-north-nord-on083002-1891/.