Sherbrooke, Centre, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)
Sherbrooke, Centre, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,627. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.402°N, 71.894°W.
Population
In 1891, Sherbrooke, Centre, Ward—Quartier had a population of 2,627: 1,294 male and 1,333 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,295 |
| 1891 | 2,627 |
| 1901 | 2,628 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Sherbrooke, Centre, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,627 total population, 1,333 females, 1,294 males, 854 married persons, 473 families, 437 married males, 417 married females, 109 widowed persons, 80 widowed females, 29 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,664 single persons under 18, 836 single females under 18, 828 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,922 French Canadians, 705 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 456 houses, 456 occupied houses, 369 houses built of wood, 315 houses of 2 stories, 120 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 101 houses of 3 rooms, 86 houses built of brick, 80 houses of 4 rooms, 78 houses of 1 story, 58 houses of 3 stories, 57 houses of 5 rooms, 48 houses of 2 rooms, 26 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 13 houses of over 15 rooms, 10 houses of 1 room, 7 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of more than 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 568 chickens, 550 pounds of homemade butter, 420 bushels of potatoes, 400 bushels of oats, 289 bushels of turnips, 200 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 162 horses aged over 3 years, 126 tons of hay, 114 acres of hay crops, 80 acres of improved land in farms, 80 acres of land in farms, 78 acres of farmland under crops, 60 milk cows, 50 other fowl, 43 sheep, 40 bushels of barley, 40 bushels of spring wheat, 35 sheep slaughtered or sold, 30 swine, 25 bushels of corn, 24 horses aged 3 years and under, 17 ducks, 11 acres of oats, 11 other cattle, 7 turkeys, 6 cattle killed or sold, 5 geese, 5 swine slaughtered or sold, 4 bushels of beans, 4 farm occupants who own their land, 4 occupants of farms, 3 acres of potatoes, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 acres of wheat, 1 acres of barley, 1 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Edward David Ashe | 1813–1895 | died here |
| Edward Dagge Worthington | 1820–1895 | died here |
| Joseph Gibb Robertson | 1820–1899 | died here |
| Antoine Racine | 1822–1893 | died here |
| Andrew Paton | 1833–1892 | died here |
| Hubert-Charron Cabana | 1838–1901 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC189001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC193002— 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 1891 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, Centre, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sherbrooke-centre-ward-quartier-qc189001-1891/.