Sherbrooke, Ontario (1881 census)
Sherbrooke was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 494. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262822. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.859°N, 79.526°W.
Population
In 1881, Sherbrooke had a population of 494: 244 male and 250 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Moulton, Sherbrooke, 1871 (17.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Sherbrooke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 494 total population, 250 females, 244 males, 151 married persons, 96 families, 76 married females, 75 married males, 29 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 314 single persons under 18, 160 single males under 18, 154 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 95 inhabited houses, 95 occupied houses, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 12,508 bushels of oats, 12,359 bushels of winter wheat, 3,840 bushels of corn, 3,488 bushels of potatoes, 2,807 bushels of barley, 825 tons of hay, 734 acres of hay crops, 677 acres of wheat, 442 bushels of peas and beans, 341 bushels of spring wheat, 273 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 205 bushels of other root crops, 35 acres of potatoes, 34 bushels of buckwheat, 30 bushels of turnips. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 494 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON144004— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sherbrooke-on144004-1881/.