Sherbrooke, C, Quebec (1871 census)
Sherbrooke, C was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,432. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139473. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.402°N, 71.890°W.
Population
In 1871, Sherbrooke, C had a population of 4,432: 2,191 male and 2,241 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).
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 contained Sherbrooke, South, 1861 (27.4% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Sherbrooke, East, 1861 (47.8% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Sherbrooke, North, 1861 (24.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sherbrooke, Sud, Ward—Quartier, 1881 (24.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sherbrooke, Centre, Ward—Quartier, 1881 (3.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sherbrooke, Nord, Ward—Quartier, 1881 (24.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sherbrooke, Est, Ward—Quartier, 1881 (47.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Sherbrooke, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 4,432 total population, 2,241 females, 2,191 males, 1,402 married persons, 787 families, 702 married males, 700 married females, 152 widowed persons, 112 widowed females, 40 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,878 single persons under 18, 1,449 single males under 18, 1,429 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 710 inhabited houses, 710 occupied houses, 49 houses under construction, 7 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 3,600 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 15 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Hale | 1800–1875 | buried 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 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC140001— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sherbrooke-c-qc140001-1871/.