Sherbrooke, Ontario (1891 census)
Sherbrooke was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 436. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262822. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.859°N, 79.526°W.
Population
In 1891, Sherbrooke had a population of 436: 228 male and 208 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Sherbrooke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 436 total population, 228 males, 208 females, 159 married persons, 93 families, 80 married females, 79 married males, 15 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 4.70 average size of families, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 262 single persons under 18, 145 single males under 18, 117 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 435 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 93 occupied houses, 92 houses, 79 houses built of wood, 76 houses of 1 story, 50 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 16 houses of 4 rooms, 15 houses of 2 stories, 13 houses built of brick, 9 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses of 3 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 17,340 pounds of homemade butter, 9,488 bushels of winter wheat, 7,956 bushels of oats, 4,720 acres of land in farms, 3,867 acres of improved land in farms, 3,462 bushels of peas, 2,767 acres of farmland under crops, 1,988 chickens, 1,965 bushels of corn, 1,938 bushels of potatoes, 1,599 bushels of spring wheat, 1,408 bushels of barley, 1,030 tons of hay, 936 acres of farmland in pasture, 898 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 853 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 779 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 734 acres of wheat, 670 acres of hay crops, 663 bushels of turnips, 628 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 566 bushels of beans, 511 acres of oats, 380 sheep, 362 swine, 283 other cattle, 265 milk cows, 212 swine slaughtered or sold, 173 horses aged over 3 years, 164 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 155 cattle killed or sold, 150 sheep slaughtered or sold, 122 acres of barley, 82 horses aged 3 years and under, 79 occupants of farms, 73 geese, 72 bushels of rye, 64 farm occupants who own their land, 60 ducks, 37 turkeys, 27 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 26 acres of potatoes, 20 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 17 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 15 farm occupants who rent their land, 15 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 14 bushels of buckwheat, 7 oxen, 3 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON094008— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sherbrooke-on094008-1891/.