Sherbrooke, Ontario (1901 census)
Sherbrooke was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 396. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262822. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.859°N, 79.526°W.
Population
In 1901, Sherbrooke had a population of 396: 215 male and 181 female residents. Population density was 37.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Sherbrooke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 78 |
| Number of females | 181 |
| Number of males | 215 |
| Number of married females | 65 |
| Number of married males | 68 |
| Number of single females | 107 |
| Number of single males | 142 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| POP F | 181 |
| POP M | 215 |
| POP TOT | 396 |
| Total population | 396 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 78 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 5,600 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 5,600 |
| FAMILIES | 78 |
| HOUSES | 78 |
| MARRIED F | 65 |
| MARRIED M | 68 |
| SINGLE F | 107 |
| SINGLE M | 142 |
| WIDOWED F | 9 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067013— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sherbrooke-on067013-1901/.