Sherbrooke, Sud, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)
Sherbrooke, Sud, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,947. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.392°N, 71.895°W.
Population
In 1881, Sherbrooke, Sud, Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,947: 927 male and 1,020 female residents. Population density was 1580.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,947 |
| 1891 | 2,928 |
| 1901 | 3,572 |
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 (24.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Sherbrooke, Sud, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 340 |
| Number of families | 340 |
| Number of females | 1,020 |
| Number of males | 927 |
| Number of married females | 314 |
| Number of married males | 313 |
| Number of married persons | 627 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 72 |
| POP TOT | 1,947 |
| Total population | 1,947 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 652 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 596 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,248 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 223 |
| Number of occupied houses | 223 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 68 |
| Acres of potatoes | 8 |
| BAR BU | 38 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,595 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 860 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 194 |
| CRN BU | 12 |
| HAY AC | 68 |
| HAY TONS | 119 |
| OAT BU | 3,595 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 16 |
| POT AC | 8 |
| POT BU | 860 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 119 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 652 |
| C UNMD M | 596 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,248 |
| D OCC | 223 |
| FEMALE | 1,020 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 223 |
| H UNINH | 8 |
| MALE | 927 |
| MD F | 314 |
| MD M | 313 |
| MD TOT | 627 |
| NUMBER CD | 55 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 120 |
| TUR BU | 194 |
| WID F | 54 |
| WID M | 18 |
| WID TOT | 72 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC055002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC193005— 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, Sud, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sherbrooke-sud-ward-quartier-qc055002-1881/.