Sherbrooke, Est, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)
Sherbrooke, Est, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,192. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.404°N, 71.878°W.
Population
In 1891, Sherbrooke, Est, Ward—Quartier had a population of 2,192: 1,098 male and 1,094 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Sherbrooke, Est, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,192 total population, 1,098 males, 1,094 females, 752 married persons, 414 families, 378 married females, 374 married males, 81 widowed persons, 56 widowed females, 25 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,359 single persons under 18, 699 single males under 18, 660 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,742 French Canadians, 450 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 351 houses, 351 occupied houses, 331 houses built of wood, 260 houses of 1 story, 144 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 89 houses of 2 stories, 69 houses of 4 rooms, 49 houses of 3 rooms, 35 houses of 2 rooms, 34 houses of 5 rooms, 19 houses built of brick, 16 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 11 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 38,993 acres of land in farms, 35,511 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,395 bushels of oats, 5,162 pounds of homemade butter, 3,482 acres of improved land in farms, 3,292 bushels of potatoes, 2,029 acres of farmland under crops, 1,859 bushels of turnips, 1,420 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,399 tons of hay, 1,175 chickens, 1,164 acres of hay crops, 585 bushels of barley, 309 acres of oats, 150 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 149 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 143 horses aged over 3 years, 129 bushels of buckwheat, 120 sheep slaughtered or sold, 119 swine slaughtered or sold, 108 milk cows, 100 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 71 sheep, 65 cattle killed or sold, 61 bushels of corn, 57 occupants of farms, 52 farm occupants who own their land, 50 other cattle, 35 swine, 34 ducks, 33 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 31 acres of barley, 27 acres of potatoes, 25 bushels of beans, 21 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 20 horses aged 3 years and under, 15 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 12 oxen, 11 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 8 other fowl, 6 acres of turnips, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC189002— 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 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, Est, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sherbrooke-est-ward-quartier-qc189002-1891/.