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 density was 46.5 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).
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 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 96 |
| Number of families | 96 |
| Number of females | 250 |
| Number of males | 244 |
| Number of married females | 76 |
| Number of married males | 75 |
| Number of married persons | 151 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP TOT | 494 |
| Total population | 494 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 154 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 160 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 314 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 95 |
| Number of occupied houses | 95 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 734 |
| Acres of potatoes | 35 |
| Acres of wheat | 677 |
| BAR BU | 2,807 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,807 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 273 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,840 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,508 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 205 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 442 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,488 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 341 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 12,359 |
| BWT BU | 34 |
| CRN BU | 3,840 |
| HAY AC | 734 |
| HAY TONS | 825 |
| OAT BU | 12,508 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 442 |
| POT AC | 35 |
| POT BU | 3,488 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 825 |
| WHT AC | 677 |
| WHT SP BU | 341 |
| WHT WTR BU | 12,359 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 154 |
| C UNMD M | 160 |
| C UNMD TOT | 314 |
| D OCC | 95 |
| FEMALE | 250 |
| GRA BU | 273 |
| H INHAB | 95 |
| H UNINH | 2 |
| MALE | 244 |
| MD F | 76 |
| MD M | 75 |
| MD TOT | 151 |
| NUMBER CD | 144 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 205 |
| TUR BU | 30 |
| WID F | 20 |
| WID M | 9 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
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/.