Sherbrooke S, Ontario (1891 census)
Sherbrooke S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 984. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.813°N, 76.515°W.
Population
In 1891, Sherbrooke S had a population of 984: 505 male and 479 female residents. Population density was 14.6 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Sherbrooke S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 179 |
| Number of families | 179 |
| Number of females | 479 |
| Number of males | 505 |
| Number of married females | 154 |
| Number of married males | 151 |
| Number of married persons | 305 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP F | 479 |
| POP M | 505 |
| POP TOT | 984 |
| Total population | 984 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 305 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 345 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 650 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 983 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 177 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 174 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 58 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 119 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 74 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 177 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,506 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,918 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,831 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,368 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,410 |
| Acres of land in farms | 27,328 |
| Acres of oats | 1,103 |
| Acres of potatoes | 135 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 466 |
| BAR AC | 9 |
| BAR BU | 153 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 153 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,415 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,795 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,694 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,560 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,968 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,324 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,376 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 895 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 706 |
| BWT BU | 1,415 |
| CRN BU | 1,795 |
| HAY AC | 2,368 |
| HAY TONS | 2,430 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 249 |
| Number of chickens | 3,013 |
| Number of ducks | 82 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 156 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 18 |
| Number of geese | 197 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 102 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 263 |
| Number of milk cows | 742 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 174 |
| Number of other cattle | 610 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 31 |
| Number of sheep | 2,077 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 549 |
| Number of swine | 239 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 291 |
| Number of turkeys | 212 |
| OAT AC | 1,103 |
| OAT BU | 17,694 |
| PEA BU | 2,560 |
| POT AC | 135 |
| POT BU | 12,968 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,443 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 38,523 |
| RYE BU | 1,324 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,430 |
| WHT AC | 466 |
| WHT FALL BU | 706 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,376 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 68 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 36 |
| A 51 100 | 38 |
| BEN BU | 76 |
| BUTTER LB | 38,523 |
| CATTLE KS | 249 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 305 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 345 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 650 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,443 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 102 |
| DUCKS | 82 |
| FAMILIES | 179 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 197 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,013 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 263 |
| HOUSES | 177 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 58 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 58 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 74 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 119 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 174 |
| INF 11 A | 31 |
| MD FEM | 154 |
| MD MALE | 151 |
| MD TOT | 305 |
| MILK COWS | 742 |
| NAME CD | Lanark, South—Sud |
| OC F | 18 |
| OC P | 156 |
| OC TOT | 174 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 610 |
| OTHERS | 983 |
| SHEEP | 2,077 |
| SHEEP KS | 549 |
| SUP AM | 12,410 |
| SUP FOR | 14,918 |
| SUP PAT | 6,506 |
| SUP SC | 5,831 |
| SUP TOT | 27,328 |
| SWINE | 239 |
| SWINE KS | 291 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 177 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 895 |
| TURKEY | 212 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON084009— 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 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 S, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sherbrooke-s-on084009-1891/.