Sherbrooke, Ontario (1851 census)
Sherbrooke was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 334. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262822. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.859°N, 79.526°W.
Population
In 1851, Sherbrooke had a population of 334: 178 male and 156 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 334 |
| 1881 | 494 |
| 1891 | 436 |
| 1901 | 396 |
| 1911 | 366 |
| 1921 | 316 |
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 became part of Moulton and Sherbrooke, 1861 (17.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Sherbrooke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 148 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 334 total population, 178 males, Male members of the family who are present: 164, 156 females, Female members of the family who are present: 155, 127 single males, 112 males attending school, 105 single females, 94 females attending school, 58 families, 49 married females, 48 married males, Males present who are not members of the family: 14, 6 female births, 4 male births, 3 widowed males, 2 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 1, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 26 females aged 5 to 10, 25 single males aged 20 to 30, 23 single males aged 10 to 15, 22 single females aged 10 to 15, 19 males aged 5 to 10, 18 single females aged 15 to 20, 16 single males aged 15 to 20, 13 married females aged 20 to 30, 13 married females aged 30 to 40, 12 married males aged 40 to 50, 12 single females aged 20 to 30, 11 married females aged 40 to 50, 11 married males aged 50 to 60, 10 married males aged 20 to 30, 9 males aged 1 to 2, 9 males aged 3 to 4, 9 married males aged 30 to 40, 8 males aged 4 to 5, 8 married females aged 50 to 60, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 females age 3 to 4, 6 females under age 1, 6 married males aged 60 to 70, 4 females aged 1 to 2, 4 females aged 2 to 3, 4 males under age 1, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 males aged 2 to 3, 2 females aged 4 to 5, 2 females of unknown age, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 235 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 45 persons originating in Ireland, 20 persons originating in the United States, 18 persons originating in England or Wales, 15 negroes or coloured persons, 11 persons originating in Scotland, 4 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 7,674 bushels of oats, 7,454 bushels of wheat, 6,195 pounds of homemade butter, 4,136 acres of land in farms, 2,299 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,112 bushels of corn, 1,837 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,779 bushels of barley, 1,548 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,264 gallons of cider, 916 acres of farmland under crops, 888 acres of farmland in pasture, 735 bushels of potatoes, 562 sheep, 509 bushels of peas, 470 acres of wheat, 389 bushels of buckwheat, 379 swine, 359 tons of hay, 220 acres of oats, 182 barrels of pork, 161 milk cows, 121 horses, 118 calves and heifers, 87 bulls, oxen, or steers, 80 bushels of turnips, 73 acres of corn, 66 acres of barley, 60 barrels of beef, 59 occupants of farms, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 33 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 33 acres of peas, 24 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 22 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 21 acres of potatoes, 20 bushels of rye, 19 acres of buckwheat, 18 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 9 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of rye, 1 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 45,000 yards of cloth produced in woollen factories, $9,575 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $6,000 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 3,000 woollen factories returning capital, 2,000 foundries returning capital, 670 yards of flannel, 500 distilleries returning capital, 300 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 100 yards of fulled cloth, 88 employees in saw mills, 25 employees in woollen factories, 11 employees in grist mills, 11 saw mills, 11 saw mills returning capital, 8 saw mills powered by water, 8 saw mills reporting annual production, 4 employees in carding and fulling mills, 4 grist mills, 4 grist mills powered by water, 3 distilleries, 3 distilleries reporting, 3 saw mills not reporting, 3 saw mills powered by steam, 2 grist mills not reporting, 2 grist mills reporting annual production, 2 grist mills returning capital, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 foundries, 1 foundries reporting, 1 woollen factories, 1 woollen factories reporting. 17,300,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 17,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 34,100 gallons of liquor produced in distilleries — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON013008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262822
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sherbrooke-on013008-1851/.