Sherbrooke, North, Ontario (1861 census)
Sherbrooke, North was a census subdivision in Lanark County, Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 377. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.935°N, 76.616°W.
Population
In 1861, Sherbrooke, North had a population of 377: 212 male and 165 female residents. Population density was 11.2 people per square mile.
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, 1851 (25.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Dalhousie, Sherbrooke, North Lavant, 1871 (14.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Sherbrooke, North shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 296 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Female members of the family who are present | 153 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 12 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 199 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 13 |
| Number of adult females unable to read or write | 3 |
| Number of adult males unable to read or write | 3 |
| Number of blind females | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 1 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 5 |
| Number of females | 165 |
| Number of females attending school | 25 |
| Number of lunatic females | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 6 |
| Number of males | 212 |
| Number of males attending school | 45 |
| Number of married females | 46 |
| Number of married males | 54 |
| Number of single females | 111 |
| Number of single males | 150 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| POP FX N.1 | 165 |
| POP MX N.1 | 212 |
| POP TOT | 377 |
| POP XX N.1 | 377 |
| Total population | 377 |
Age structure (45 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 6 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 5 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 4 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 4 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 23 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 7 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 9 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 3 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 4 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 18 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 4 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 14 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 5 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 14 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 6 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 6 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 12 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 11 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 13 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 10 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 16 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 27 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 15 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 29 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 32 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 30 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 6 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 274 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 4 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 10 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 84 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 4 |
Agriculture (78 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 14 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 2 |
| Acres of corn | 19 |
| Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens | 18 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,102 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,795 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,958 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 8,078 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,873 |
| Acres of oats | 640 |
| Acres of peas | 222 |
| Acres of potatoes | 207 |
| Acres of rye | 11 |
| Acres of spring wheat | 700 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of winter wheat | 59 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 111 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 294 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 217 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 311 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,243 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,048 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,229 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 142 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9,418 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,610 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 885 |
| C18 WHT FALL AC | 59 |
| C19 WHT FALL BU | 885 |
| C20 WHT SP AC | 700 |
| C21 WHT SP BU | 9,418 |
| C22 BAR AC | 14 |
| C23 BAR BU | 217 |
| C24 RYE AC | 11 |
| C25 RYE BU | 142 |
| C26 PEA AC | 222 |
| C27 PEA BU | 3,048 |
| C28 OAT AC | 640 |
| C29 OAT BU | 15,243 |
| C30 BWT AC | 2 |
| C31 BWT BU | 26 |
| C34 POT AC | 207 |
| C35 POT BU | 23,229 |
| C43 HAY TONS | 1,336 |
| C47 WOOL LBS | 3,393 |
| C63 BEEF BAR | 111 |
| C64 PORK BAR | 294 |
| HRS ov03 V | 9,994 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 120 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 716 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 95 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 197 |
| Number of milk cows | 532 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 147 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 71 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 1,309 |
| Number of swine | 439 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 618 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 12 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 31,106 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 79 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 8,939 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,393 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,336 |
| Value of all livestock | 34,018 |
| Value of farm implements in dollars | 9,279 |
| Value of farms (dollars) | 64,360 |
| Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year | 163 |
Manufacturing & industry (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of carriages for pleasure | 22 |
| Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars) | 658 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 3,093 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 874 |
Fisheries (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Quintals of dried fish sold in the past year | 1 |
Deaths & mortality (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 2 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 5 |
Other recorded variables (128 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C01 TOTAL | 147 |
| C02 OCC UNDR 10 | 2 |
| C04 OCC 20 TO 50 | 7 |
| C05 OCC 50 TO 100 | 71 |
| C06 OCC 100 TO 200 | 52 |
| C07 OCC OVR 200 | 15 |
| C08 HELD | 21,873 |
| C09 UNDR CULT | 8,078 |
| C1 Males | 212 |
| C10 UNDR CROP | 2,958 |
| C106 Between 90 and 100 years Deaths M | 1 |
| C11 Deaths under 1 year F | 1 |
| C11 UNDR PAST | 5,102 |
| C116 Ages not given M | 4 |
| C12 GARDENS | 18 |
| C12 Under 2 Years M | 7 |
| C120 Married M | 54 |
| C121 Single M | 150 |
| C122 Widowed M | 8 |
| C123 Total M | 212 |
| C124 Married F | 46 |
| C125 Single F | 111 |
| C126 Widows F | 8 |
| C127 Total F | 165 |
| C128 Grand Total | 377 |
| C129 Deaths M | 2 |
| C13 Under 2 Years F | 5 |
| C13 WOOD WILD | 13,795 |
| C130 Deaths F | 3 |
| C131 Deaths Total | 5 |
| C136 Attending School M | 45 |
| C137 Attending School F | 25 |
| C138 Adults unable to read or write M | 3 |
| C139 Adults unable to read or write F | 3 |
| C14 CASH FARM | 64,360 |
| C141 Deaf and Dumb F | 1 |
| C143 Blind F | 1 |
| C145 Lunatics F | 1 |
| C15 CASH IMP | 9,279 |
| C16 GARDN VALUE | 163 |
| C16 Under 3 years M | 9 |
| C17 LAND HELD | 2 |
| C17 Under 3 years F | 4 |
| C2 Females | 165 |
| C20 Under 4 years M | 3 |
| C21 Under 4 years F | 6 |
| C22 Deaths under 4 years M | 1 |
| C24 Under 5 years M | 4 |
| C25 Under 5 years F | 4 |
| C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M | 18 |
| C29 Between 5 and 10 years F | 23 |
| C3 Total | 377 |
| C32 INDN CRN AC | 19 |
| C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M | 29 |
| C33 INDN CRN BU | 311 |
| C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F | 16 |
| C36 TUR AC | 7 |
| C37 TUR BU | 1,610 |
| C38 CAR BU | 50 |
| C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M | 32 |
| C4 Members of Family M | 199 |
| C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F | 1 |
| C40 MAN WURT BU | 5 |
| C41 BEN BU | 12 |
| C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F | 27 |
| C42 CLV TIM GRA | 13 |
| C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M | 12 |
| C44 HOP LBS | 79 |
| C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M | 30 |
| C45 MPL SGR LBS | 8,939 |
| C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F | 14 |
| C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F | 15 |
| C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS | 874 |
| C49 FLAN YRDS | 3,093 |
| C5 Members of Family F | 153 |
| C50 FLX HEM LBS | 12 |
| C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M | 11 |
| C52 BULLS OX STEERS | 120 |
| C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M | 6 |
| C53 MILK COWS | 532 |
| C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M | 1 |
| C54 CALVES HEIFERS | 716 |
| C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F | 5 |
| C55 HORSES | 197 |
| C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F | 4 |
| C56 HORSES VAL | 9,994 |
| C57 COLTS FILLIES | 95 |
| C58 SHEEP | 1,309 |
| C59 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths F | 1 |
| C59 SWINE | 439 |
| C6 Not Members of Family M | 13 |
| C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M | 13 |
| C60 TOT VALUE | 34,018 |
| C61 BUTTER LB | 31,106 |
| C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M | 2 |
| C62 CHEESE LB | 618 |
| C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F | 14 |
| C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F | 1 |
| C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F | 1 |
| C65 FISH QUIN | 1 |
| C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M | 4 |
| C68 CAR PLEASURE | 22 |
| C69 VALUE DOL P | 658 |
| C7 Not Members of Family F | 12 |
| C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M | 2 |
| C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F | 6 |
| C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M | 10 |
| C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M | 1 |
| C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M | 1 |
| C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F | 6 |
| C8 Births in 1860 M | 6 |
| C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F | 3 |
| C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M | 4 |
| C85 Between 70 and 80 years Single M | 1 |
| C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M | 1 |
| C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F | 1 |
| C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F | 3 |
| C9 Births in 1860 F | 5 |
| C91 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths F | 1 |
| C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M | 1 |
| C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F | 1 |
| CD NAME | Lanark |
| England and Wales | 4 |
| Ireland | 10 |
| Natives of Canada French Origin | 1 |
| Natives of Canada Not of French Origin | 274 |
| Scotland | 84 |
| United States | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON082014— 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 1861 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). "Sherbrooke, North, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sherbrooke-north-on082014-1861/.