Sherbrooke, C, Quebec (1871–1921)
Sherbrooke, C was a city in Quebec, recorded in 3 censuses between 1871 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q139473, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years. Population grew substantially across the period (from 4,432 in 1871 to 23,515 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- incorporates territory from Sherbrooke, South in 1871
- incorporates territory from Sherbrooke, East in 1871
- incorporates territory from Sherbrooke, North in 1871
- incorporates territory from Sherbrooke, Sud, Ward—Quartier in 1911
- incorporates territory from Sherbrooke, Centre, Ward—Quartier in 1911
- incorporates territory from Sherbrooke, Nord, Ward—Quartier in 1911
- incorporates territory from Sherbrooke, Est, Ward—Quartier in 1911
Descendant places
- later split into Sherbrooke, Est, Ward—Quartier in 1881
- later split into Sherbrooke, Nord, Ward—Quartier in 1881
- later split into Sherbrooke, Centre, Ward—Quartier in 1881
- later split into Sherbrooke, Sud, Ward—Quartier in 1881
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,432 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1911 | 16,405 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 23,515 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 17 people connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Hale | 1800–1875 | buried here |
| Hollis Smith | 1800–1863 | died here |
| Edward Short | 1806–1871 | died here |
| William Locker Pickmore Felton | 1812–1877 | died here |
| Edward David Ashe | 1813–1895 | died here |
| Joseph Gibb Robertson | 1820–1899 | died here |
| William Hoste Webb | 1820–1890 | died here |
| Antoine Racine | 1822–1893 | died here |
| Andrew Paton | 1833–1892 | died here |
| Hubert-Charron Cabana | 1838–1901 | died here |
| Élodie Paradis | 1840–1912 | died here |
| Paul LaRocque | 1846–1926 | died here |
| Francis McCrea | 1852–1926 | died here |
| George Robert Smith | 1860–1922 | died here |
| Jessie Winnifred Gourlie | 1861–1915 | died here |
| Frederick Oscar Warren Loomis | 1870–1937 | born here |
| Northrop Frye | 1912–1991 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC088005— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q139473
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherbrooke
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherbrooke
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.