Sherbrooke, South, Quebec (1861 census)
Sherbrooke, South was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,800. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.394°N, 71.895°W.
Population
In 1861, Sherbrooke, South had a population of 1,800: 907 male and 893 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 (12.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Sherbrooke, C, 1871 (27.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Sherbrooke, South shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 109 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,800 total population, 907 males, 893 females, Male members of the family who are present: 891, Female members of the family who are present: 854, 610 single males, 586 single females, 281 married males, 268 married females, 184 males attending school, 181 females attending school, 104 adult females unable to read or write, 84 adult males unable to read or write, 46 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 39, 39 widowed females, 36 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 16, 16 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 129 females aged 5 to 10, 111 males aged 5 to 10, 105 single females aged 15 to 20, 105 single males aged 20 to 30, 103 single males aged 10 to 15, 99 single males aged 15 to 20, 98 single females aged 10 to 15, 89 married males aged 30 to 40, 87 married females aged 20 to 30, 87 single females aged 20 to 30, 72 married females aged 30 to 40, 64 married males aged 20 to 30, 64 married males aged 40 to 50, 60 married females aged 40 to 50, 36 males aged 1 to 2, 36 married males aged 50 to 60, 32 females aged 2 to 3, 32 males aged 2 to 3, 30 females age 3 to 4, 29 males aged 3 to 4, 28 males aged 4 to 5, 28 married females aged 50 to 60, 26 females aged 4 to 5, 24 females aged 1 to 2, 21 married males aged 60 to 70, 14 single males aged 30 to 40, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 males of unknown age, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 839 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 481 French Canadians, 154 persons originating in Ireland, 126 persons originating in England or Wales, 120 persons originating in the United States, 54 persons originating in Scotland, 10 persons originating in New Brunswick, 6 persons originating in Newfoundland, 5 female negroes or coloured persons, 4 persons originating in the West Indies, 2 persons originating in all other places, 2 persons originating in France, 1 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 41 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 27, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 8, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Hollis Smith | 1800–1863 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC064005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC064005— 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, South, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sherbrooke-south-qc064005-1861/.