Sherbrooke, Ontario (1911 census)
Sherbrooke was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 366. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262822. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.859°N, 79.526°W.
Population
In 1911, Sherbrooke had a population of 366: 184 male and 182 female residents. Population density was 41.8 people per square mile.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Sherbrooke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 5,600 area in acres, 366 total population, 184 males in the population, 182 females in the population, 107 single (never-married) males, 98 single (never-married) females, 86 families, 74 married males, 73 married females, 41.83 population per square mile, 11 divorced females, 8.75 area in square miles, 3 widowed males. 396 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 340 persons of British origin (English), 20 persons of British origin (Irish), 4 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of French origin, 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 163 Baptists, 81 Anglicans (Church of England), 38 Methodists, 29 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 16 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 11 Presbyterians, 11 Roman Catholics, 9 Mennonites, 6 Disciples of Christ, 2 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 86 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON075009— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sherbrooke-on075009-1911/.