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 |
|---|---|
| 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Sherbrooke S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 158 |
| Number of families | 158 |
| Number of females | 466 |
| Number of males | 482 |
| Number of married females | 130 |
| Number of married males | 129 |
| Number of married persons | 259 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| POP TOT | 948 |
| Total population | 948 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 316 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 338 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 654 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 147 |
| Number of occupied houses | 150 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,856 |
| Acres of potatoes | 131 |
| Acres of wheat | 392 |
| BAR BU | 55 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,841 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,213 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,538 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 469 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,757 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,643 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,118 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,927 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 206 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 447 |
| BWT BU | 1,841 |
| CRN BU | 2,213 |
| HAY AC | 1,856 |
| HAY TONS | 1,754 |
| OAT BU | 14,538 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,757 |
| POT AC | 131 |
| POT BU | 17,643 |
| RYE BU | 3,118 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,754 |
| WHT AC | 392 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,927 |
| WHT WTR BU | 447 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 316 |
| C UNMD M | 338 |
| C UNMD TOT | 654 |
| D OCC | 150 |
| FEMALE | 466 |
| GRA BU | 37 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 147 |
| H UNINH | 2 |
| MALE | 482 |
| MD F | 130 |
| MD M | 129 |
| MD TOT | 259 |
| NUMBER CD | 111 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 469 |
| SHAN | 3 |
| TUR BU | 206 |
| WID F | 20 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON111005— 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 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/.