Moulton, Sherbrooke, Ontario (1871 census)
Moulton, Sherbrooke was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,099. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.909°N, 79.538°W.
Population
In 1871, Moulton, Sherbrooke had a population of 2,099: 1,073 male and 1,026 female residents. Population density was 34.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,791 |
| 1871 | 2,099 |
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 Sherbrooke, 1881 (17.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Moulton, 1881 (82.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Moulton, Sherbrooke 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 | 391 |
| Number of females | 1,026 |
| Number of males | 1,073 |
| Number of married females | 332 |
| Number of married males | 342 |
| Number of married persons | 674 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| Total population | 2,099 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 645 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 720 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,365 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 384 |
| Number of occupied houses | 385 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 9,135 |
| BWT BU | 1,481 |
| CRN BU | 7,965 |
| HAY AC | 2,623 |
| HAY TONS | 3,041 |
| OAT BU | 23,188 |
| PEA BU | 6,066 |
| POT AC | 204 |
| POT BU | 15,755 |
| RYE BU | 123 |
| Total area (acres) | 34,815 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,531 |
| WHT WTR BU | 13,484 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,487 |
| AREA | 34,815 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 182 |
| CD | 18 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 391 |
| FEMALE | 1,026 |
| GRA BU | 437 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 385 |
| INHABITED | 384 |
| MALE | 1,073 |
| MARRIED F | 332 |
| MARRIED M | 342 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 674 |
| POPULATION | 2,099 |
| ROOT BU | 1,778 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 645 |
| SINGLE M | 720 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,365 |
| TUR BU | 999 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 49 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON018001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON018001— 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). "Moulton, Sherbrooke, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/moulton-sherbrooke-on018001-1871/.