Sherbrooke, C, Quebec (1921 census)
Sherbrooke, C was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 23,515. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139473. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.402°N, 71.890°W.
Population
In 1921, Sherbrooke, C had a population of 23,515: 11,371 male and 12,144 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,432 |
| 1911 | 16,405 |
| 1921 | 23,515 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Sherbrooke, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 23,515 total population, 12,144 females in the population, 11,371 males in the population, 10,856 females born in Canada, 10,051 males born in Canada, 718 females born outside the British Empire, 693 males born outside the British Empire, 627 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 570 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 16,685 persons of French origin, 4,306 persons of British origin (English), 1,012 persons of British origin (Irish), 886 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 68 persons of Syrian origin, 50 persons of Italian origin, 43 persons of Scandinavian origin, 34 persons of Greek origin, 31 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 26 persons of British origin (other), 22 persons of Belgian origin, 17 persons of German origin, 14 persons of other European origin, 8 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of Russian origin, 4 persons of Polish origin, 4 persons of Ukrainian origin, 2 persons of other Asian origin. 265 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 17,870 Roman Catholics, 2,261 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,085 Presbyterians, 922 Methodists, 472 Congregationalists, 265 Jews, 242 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 185 Baptists, 81 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 34 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 31 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 28 Salvation Army adherents, 17 Brethren, 14 Adventists, 12 adherents of Eastern religions, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Paul LaRocque | 1846–1926 | died here |
| Francis McCrea | 1852–1926 | died here |
| George Robert Smith | 1860–1922 | died here |
| Frederick Oscar Warren Loomis | 1870–1937 | born here |
| Northrop Frye | 1912–1991 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC088005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC088005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q139473
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherbrooke
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherbrooke
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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, C, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sherbrooke-c-qc088005-1921/.