Sherbrooke S, Ontario (1881 census)
Sherbrooke S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 948. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.813°N, 76.515°W.
Population
In 1881, Sherbrooke S had a population of 948: 482 male and 466 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Sherbrooke S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 948 total population, 482 males, 466 females, 259 married persons, 158 families, 130 married females, 129 married males, 35 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 654 single persons under 18, 338 single males under 18, 316 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 150 occupied houses, 147 inhabited houses, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 3 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 17,643 bushels of potatoes, 14,538 bushels of oats, 3,118 bushels of rye, 2,757 bushels of peas and beans, 2,213 bushels of corn, 1,927 bushels of spring wheat, 1,856 acres of hay crops, 1,841 bushels of buckwheat, 1,754 tons of hay, 469 bushels of other root crops, 447 bushels of winter wheat, 392 acres of wheat, 206 bushels of turnips, 131 acres of potatoes, 55 bushels of barley, 37 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 948 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:
ON111005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123014_1911— 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 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 S, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sherbrooke-s-on111005-1881/.