Sherbrooke, North, Ontario (1861 census)

Sherbrooke, North was a census subdivision in 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.

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:

• Dalhousie
• Lavant
• Oso
• Palmerston
• Sherbrooke, South

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 144 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 377 total population, 212 males, Male members of the family who are present: 199, 165 females, Female members of the family who are present: 153, 150 single males, 111 single females, 54 married males, 46 married females, 45 males attending school, 25 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 13, Females present who are not members of the family: 12, 8 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 6 male births, 5 female births, 3 adult females unable to read or write, 3 adult males unable to read or write, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 32 single males aged 15 to 20, 30 single males aged 20 to 30, 29 single males aged 10 to 15, 27 single females aged 15 to 20, 23 females aged 5 to 10, 18 males aged 5 to 10, 16 single females aged 10 to 15, 15 single females aged 20 to 30, 14 married females aged 20 to 30, 14 married females aged 40 to 50, 13 married males aged 40 to 50, 12 married males aged 20 to 30, 11 married males aged 30 to 40, 10 married males aged 60 to 70, 9 males aged 2 to 3, 7 males aged 1 to 2, 6 females age 3 to 4, 6 married females aged 50 to 60, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 30 to 40, 5 females aged 1 to 2, 5 married females aged 30 to 40, 4 females aged 2 to 3, 4 females aged 4 to 5, 4 males aged 4 to 5, 4 males of unknown age, 4 married males aged 50 to 60, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 males aged 3 to 4, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 274 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 84 persons originating in Scotland, 10 persons originating in Ireland, 4 persons originating in England or Wales, 4 persons originating in the United States, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $64,360 value farms (dollars), $34,018 value all livestock, 31,106 pounds of homemade butter, 23,229 bushels of potatoes, 21,873 acres of land in farms, 15,243 bushels of oats, 13,795 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $9,994 value horses aged over 3 years, 9,418 bushels of spring wheat, $9,279 value farm implements in dollars, 8,939 pounds of maple sugar, 8,078 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,102 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,393 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,048 bushels of peas, 2,958 acres of farmland under crops, 1,610 bushels of turnips, 1,336 tons of hay, 1,309 sheep, 885 bushels of winter wheat, 716 calves and heifers, 700 acres of spring wheat, 640 acres of oats, 618 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 532 milk cows, 439 swine, 311 bushels of corn, 294 barrels of pork, 222 acres of peas, 217 bushels of barley, 207 acres of potatoes, 197 horses aged over 3 years, $163 value garden and orchard crops, 147 occupants of farms, 142 bushels of rye, 120 bulls, oxen, or steers, 111 barrels of beef, 95 horses aged 3 years and under, 79 pounds of hops, 71 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 59 acres of winter wheat, 52 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 50 bushels of carrots, 26 bushels of buckwheat, 19 acres of corn, 18 acres of farmland in gardens, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 acres of barley, 13 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 bushels of beans, 12 pounds of flax or hemp, 11 acres of rye, 7 acres of turnips, 7 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 5 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2 acres of buckwheat, 2 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 3,093 yards of flannel, 874 yards of fulled cloth, $658 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 22 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Fisheries (1861). The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 quintals of dried fish sold — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 5 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, 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 under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

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/.