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 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, C, 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 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,124 total population, 570 females, 554 males, 360 married persons, 200 families, 181 married females, 179 married males, 26 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 738 single persons under 18, 371 single males under 18, 367 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 157 inhabited houses, 157 occupied houses, 31 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 2,077 bushels of oats, 1,903 bushels of turnips, 1,294 bushels of potatoes, 422 tons of hay, 299 bushels of other root crops, 163 acres of hay crops, 163 bushels of barley, 54 bushels of buckwheat, 54 bushels of spring wheat, 22 bushels of peas and beans, 8 acres of potatoes, 2 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,124 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.