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 density was 41.0 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Sherbrooke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 93 |
| Number of families | 93 |
| Number of females | 208 |
| Number of males | 228 |
| Number of married females | 80 |
| Number of married males | 79 |
| Number of married persons | 159 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| POP F | 208 |
| POP M | 228 |
| POP TOT | 436 |
| Total population | 436 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 117 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 145 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 262 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 435 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 92 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 13 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 79 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 76 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 93 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 122 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 164 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 936 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 853 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,767 |
| Acres of hay crops | 670 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,867 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,720 |
| Acres of oats | 511 |
| Acres of potatoes | 26 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 734 |
| BAR AC | 122 |
| BAR BU | 1,408 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,408 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 566 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 628 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,965 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,956 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,462 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,938 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,599 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 663 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 9,488 |
| BWT BU | 14 |
| CRN BU | 1,965 |
| HAY AC | 670 |
| HAY TONS | 1,030 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 155 |
| Number of chickens | 1,988 |
| Number of ducks | 60 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 64 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 15 |
| Number of geese | 73 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 82 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 173 |
| Number of milk cows | 265 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 79 |
| Number of other cattle | 283 |
| Number of oxen | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 20 |
| Number of sheep | 380 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 150 |
| Number of swine | 362 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 212 |
| Number of turkeys | 37 |
| OAT AC | 511 |
| OAT BU | 7,956 |
| PEA BU | 3,462 |
| POT AC | 26 |
| POT BU | 1,938 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 898 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 779 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 17,340 |
| RYE BU | 72 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,030 |
| WHT AC | 734 |
| WHT FALL BU | 9,488 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,599 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 15 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 51 100 | 27 |
| BEN BU | 566 |
| BUTTER LB | 17,340 |
| CATTLE KS | 155 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 117 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 145 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 262 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 898 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 82 |
| DUCKS | 60 |
| FAMILIES | 93 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 779 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 73 |
| GRA BU | 628 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,988 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 173 |
| HOUSES | 92 |
| HOUSES B | 13 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 76 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 50 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 79 |
| INF 11 A | 20 |
| MD FEM | 80 |
| MD MALE | 79 |
| MD TOT | 159 |
| MILK COWS | 265 |
| NAME CD | Monck |
| OC F | 15 |
| OC P | 64 |
| OC TOT | 79 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 283 |
| OTHERS | 435 |
| SHEEP | 380 |
| SHEEP KS | 150 |
| SUP AM | 3,867 |
| SUP FOR | 853 |
| SUP JV | 164 |
| SUP PAT | 936 |
| SUP SC | 2,767 |
| SUP TOT | 4,720 |
| SWINE | 362 |
| SWINE KS | 212 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 93 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 663 |
| TURKEY | 37 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 11 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 15 |
| WORKING OX | 7 |
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/.