Sherbrooke, East, Quebec (1861 census)
Sherbrooke, East was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 439. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.404°N, 71.878°W.
Population
In 1861, Sherbrooke, East had a population of 439: 226 male and 213 female residents.
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 was contained in Sherbrooke, in Ascot, 1851 (20.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Sherbrooke, C, 1871 (47.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Sherbrooke, East shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 134 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 439 total population, 226 males, Male members of the family who are present: 224, 213 females, Female members of the family who are present: 212, 147 single males, 129 single females, 75 married males, 74 married females, 52 males attending school, 41 adult males unable to read or write, 39 adult females unable to read or write, 37 females attending school, 14 female births, 12 male births, 10 widowed females, 4 widowed males, Males present who are not members of the family: 2, Females present who are not members of the family: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 33 males aged 5 to 10, 28 married females aged 20 to 30, 25 single males aged 10 to 15, 25 single males aged 15 to 20, 24 females aged 5 to 10, 23 married females aged 30 to 40, 23 married males aged 30 to 40, 23 single females aged 15 to 20, 20 single females aged 10 to 15, 19 married males aged 20 to 30, 15 married males aged 50 to 60, 15 single males aged 20 to 30, 13 females aged 2 to 3, 12 married males aged 40 to 50, 11 married females aged 40 to 50, 11 single females aged 20 to 30, 10 males aged 2 to 3, 9 males aged 1 to 2, 8 females aged 4 to 5, 8 males aged 4 to 5, 7 females age 3 to 4, 7 males aged 3 to 4, 6 married females aged 50 to 60, 5 females aged 1 to 2, 5 married males aged 60 to 70, 4 married females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 167 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 145 French Canadians, 60 persons originating in Ireland, 23 persons originating in England or Wales, 22 persons originating in the United States, 14 persons originating in Scotland, 8 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $179,075 value farms (dollars), $36,917 value all livestock, 5,320 bushels of oats, 3,635 bushels of potatoes, 3,550 pounds of homemade butter, 3,252 acres of land in farms, $2,850 value horses aged over 3 years, 2,375 bushels of turnips, 2,300 pounds of maple sugar, 1,959 acres of farmland under cultivation, $1,615 value farm implements in dollars, 1,293 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,225 bushels of buckwheat, 1,123 acres of farmland in pasture, 828 acres of farmland under crops, 520 bushels of carrots, $482 value garden and orchard crops, 422 pounds of wool produced on farms, 280 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 280 tons of hay, 233 milk cows, 200 horses aged over 3 years, 168 bushels of spring wheat, 157 acres of oats, 150 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 140 bushels of barley, 135 bushels of corn, 117 sheep, 67 calves and heifers, 57 swine, 40 acres of buckwheat, 30 barrels of pork, 28 bulls, oxen, or steers, 25 barrels of beef, 25 bushels of rye, 22 bushels of peas, 20 horses aged 3 years and under, 20 occupants of farms, 19 acres of potatoes, 13 bushels of beans, 9 acres of spring wheat, 8 acres of farmland in gardens, 7 acres of turnips, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 acres of barley, 5 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 4 acres of corn, 3 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of rye, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $8,260 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $300 value carriages for hire (dollars), 186 carriages for pleasure, 44 yards of fulled cloth, 10 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 5 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC064003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC064003— 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 1861 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, East, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sherbrooke-east-qc064003-1861/.