Sherbrooke, South, Ontario (1861 census)
Sherbrooke, South was a township in Lanark County, Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 731. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.813°N, 76.515°W.
Population
In 1861, Sherbrooke, South had a population of 731: 384 male and 347 female residents.
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 Bathurst & Sherbrooke South, 1851 (39.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Sherbrooke, South shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Female members of the family who are present | 337 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 10 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 347 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 37 |
| Number of adult females unable to read or write | 7 |
| Number of adult males unable to read or write | 6 |
| Number of blind males | 1 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 15 |
| Number of females | 347 |
| Number of females attending school | 44 |
| Number of lunatic females | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 12 |
| Number of males | 384 |
| Number of males attending school | 47 |
| Number of married females | 88 |
| Number of married males | 95 |
| Number of single females | 254 |
| Number of single males | 278 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| POP FX N.1 | 347 |
| POP MX N.1 | 384 |
| POP TOT | 731 |
| POP XX N.1 | 731 |
| Total population | 731 |
Age structure (49 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 16 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 11 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 17 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 19 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 55 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 9 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 11 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 11 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 10 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 49 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 3 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 28 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 27 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 18 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 7 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 18 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 33 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 19 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 15 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 6 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 43 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 51 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 21 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 50 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 54 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 58 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 6 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 5 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 526 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 11 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 170 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 15 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 4 |
Deaths & mortality (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age | 1 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 1 |
Other recorded variables (83 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C1 Males | 384 |
| C102 Between 90 and 100 years Widowers M | 1 |
| C119 Ages not given Deaths F | 1 |
| C12 Under 2 Years M | 9 |
| C120 Married M | 95 |
| C121 Single M | 278 |
| C122 Widowed M | 11 |
| C123 Total M | 384 |
| C124 Married F | 88 |
| C125 Single F | 254 |
| C126 Widows F | 5 |
| C127 Total F | 347 |
| C128 Grand Total | 731 |
| C13 Under 2 Years F | 11 |
| C130 Deaths F | 1 |
| C131 Deaths Total | 1 |
| C136 Attending School M | 47 |
| C137 Attending School F | 44 |
| C138 Adults unable to read or write M | 6 |
| C139 Adults unable to read or write F | 7 |
| C142 Blind M | 1 |
| C145 Lunatics F | 1 |
| C16 Under 3 years M | 11 |
| C17 Under 3 years F | 17 |
| C2 Females | 347 |
| C20 Under 4 years M | 11 |
| C21 Under 4 years F | 16 |
| C24 Under 5 years M | 10 |
| C25 Under 5 years F | 19 |
| C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M | 49 |
| C29 Between 5 and 10 years F | 55 |
| C3 Total | 731 |
| C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M | 50 |
| C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F | 43 |
| C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M | 54 |
| C4 Members of Family M | 347 |
| C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F | 3 |
| C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F | 51 |
| C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M | 18 |
| C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M | 58 |
| C46 Between 20 and 30 years Widowers M | 1 |
| C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F | 28 |
| C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F | 21 |
| C5 Members of Family F | 337 |
| C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M | 33 |
| C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M | 6 |
| C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F | 27 |
| C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F | 3 |
| C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F | 1 |
| C6 Not Members of Family M | 37 |
| C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M | 19 |
| C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M | 4 |
| C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M | 2 |
| C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F | 18 |
| C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F | 2 |
| C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F | 1 |
| C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M | 15 |
| C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M | 2 |
| C7 Not Members of Family F | 10 |
| C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M | 2 |
| C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F | 7 |
| C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F | 1 |
| C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F | 1 |
| C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M | 6 |
| C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M | 2 |
| C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M | 2 |
| C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F | 3 |
| C8 Births in 1860 M | 12 |
| C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F | 1 |
| C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M | 2 |
| C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M | 2 |
| C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F | 2 |
| C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F | 1 |
| C9 Births in 1860 F | 15 |
| C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M | 2 |
| C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M | 1 |
| CD NAME | Lanark |
| England and Wales | 11 |
| Ireland | 170 |
| Natives of Canada French Origin | 5 |
| Natives of Canada Not of French Origin | 526 |
| Scotland | 15 |
| United States | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON082015— 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 1861 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, South, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sherbrooke-south-on082015-1861/.