Sherbrooke, C, Quebec (1911 census)
Sherbrooke, C was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 16,405. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139473. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.402°N, 71.890°W.
Population
In 1911, Sherbrooke, C had a population of 16,405: 8,066 male and 8,339 female residents. Population density was 3559.3 people per square mile.
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, Sud, Ward—Quartier, 1901 (24.7% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Sherbrooke, Centre, Ward—Quartier, 1901 (3.3% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Sherbrooke, Nord, Ward—Quartier, 1901 (24.2% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Sherbrooke, Est, Ward—Quartier, 1901 (47.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Sherbrooke, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 16,405 total population, 8,339 females in the population, 8,066 males in the population, 4,983 single (never-married) females, 4,779 single (never-married) males, 3,559.33 population per square mile, 3,114 families, 2,970 married males, 2,950 area in acres, 2,909 married females, 431 widowed females, 201 widowed males, 111 males with marital status not given, 9 females with marital status not given, 5 legally separated females, 5 legally separated males, 4.61 area in square miles, 2 divorced females. 11,765 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 10,766 persons of French origin, 3,234 persons of British origin (English), 1,031 persons of British origin (Irish), 775 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 86 persons of Italian origin, 56 persons of Scandinavian origin, 22 persons of German origin, 16 persons of British origin (other), 9 persons of Dutch origin, 8 persons of Chinese origin, 8 persons of Greek origin, 5 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. 188 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 11,818 Roman Catholics, 2,032 Anglicans (Church of England), 834 Presbyterians, 753 Methodists, 376 Congregationalists, 200 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 184 Jews, 145 Baptists, 90 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 46 Salvation Army adherents, 25 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 23 Brethren, 16 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 15 Lutherans, 9 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 4 Adventists, 4 Friends (Quakers). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 2,418 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 6 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| 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:
QC198004— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sherbrooke-c-qc198004-1911/.