Sherbrooke S, Ontario (1871 census)
Sherbrooke S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 833. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.813°N, 76.515°W.
Population
In 1871, Sherbrooke S had a population of 833: 413 male and 420 female residents. Population density was 12.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 731 |
| 1871 | 833 |
| 1881 | 948 |
| 1891 | 984 |
| 1901 | 924 |
| 1911 | 742 |
| 1921 | 770 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Sherbrooke S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 136 |
| Number of females | 420 |
| Number of males | 413 |
| Number of married females | 126 |
| Number of married males | 126 |
| Number of married persons | 252 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| Total population | 833 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 285 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 279 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 564 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 136 |
| Number of occupied houses | 136 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 14 |
| BWT BU | 88 |
| CRN BU | 185 |
| HAY AC | 1,858 |
| HAY TONS | 1,165 |
| OAT BU | 4,006 |
| PEA BU | 427 |
| POT AC | 180 |
| POT BU | 9,065 |
| RYE BU | 386 |
| Total area (acres) | 44,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,742 |
| WHT WTR BU | 310 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 492 |
| AREA | 44,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| CD | 79 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 136 |
| FEMALE | 420 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 136 |
| INHABITED | 136 |
| MALE | 413 |
| MARRIED F | 126 |
| MARRIED M | 126 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 252 |
| POPULATION | 833 |
| ROOT BU | 104 |
| SINGLE F | 285 |
| SINGLE M | 279 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 564 |
| TUR BU | 51 |
| UNINHABITED | 11 |
| WIDOWED F | 9 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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 S, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sherbrooke-s-on079005-1871/.