Sherbrooke, Est, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)
Sherbrooke, Est, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,124. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.404°N, 71.878°W.
Population
In 1881, Sherbrooke, Est, Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,124: 554 male and 570 female residents. Population density was 471.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,124 |
| 1891 | 2,192 |
| 1901 | 2,774 |
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 was contained in Sherbrooke, Town—Ville, 1871 (47.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Sherbrooke, Est, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 200 |
| Number of families | 200 |
| Number of females | 570 |
| Number of males | 554 |
| Number of married females | 181 |
| Number of married males | 179 |
| Number of married persons | 360 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP TOT | 1,124 |
| Total population | 1,124 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 367 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 371 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 738 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 157 |
| Number of occupied houses | 157 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 163 |
| Acres of potatoes | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| BAR BU | 163 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 163 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,077 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 299 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,294 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,903 |
| BWT BU | 54 |
| HAY AC | 163 |
| HAY TONS | 422 |
| OAT BU | 2,077 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 22 |
| POT AC | 8 |
| POT BU | 1,294 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 422 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT SP BU | 54 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 367 |
| C UNMD M | 371 |
| C UNMD TOT | 738 |
| D OCC | 157 |
| FEMALE | 570 |
| H INHAB | 157 |
| H UNINH | 31 |
| MALE | 554 |
| MD F | 181 |
| MD M | 179 |
| MD TOT | 360 |
| NUMBER CD | 55 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 299 |
| TUR BU | 1,903 |
| WID F | 22 |
| WID M | 4 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC055003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC193003— 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 1881 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, Est, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sherbrooke-est-ward-quartier-qc055003-1881/.