Sherbrooke, Sud, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)
Sherbrooke, Sud, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,928. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.392°N, 71.895°W.
Population
In 1891, Sherbrooke, Sud, Ward—Quartier had a population of 2,928: 1,479 male and 1,449 female residents.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Sherbrooke, Sud, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,928 total population, 1,479 males, 1,449 females, 994 married persons, 533 families, 499 married females, 495 married males, 115 widowed persons, 79 widowed females, 36 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,819 single persons under 18, 948 single males under 18, 871 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,267 French Canadians, 661 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 312 houses, 312 occupied houses, 255 houses built of wood, 170 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 145 houses of 1 story, 142 houses of 2 stories, 57 houses built of brick, 55 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 33 houses of over 15 rooms, 25 houses of 5 rooms, 19 houses of 3 stories, 18 houses of 4 rooms, 6 houses of 3 rooms, 6 houses of more than 3 stories, 5 houses under construction, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 3 uninhabited houses, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 1,956 acres of land in farms, 1,646 bushels of potatoes, 1,571 pounds of homemade butter, 1,293 bushels of oats, 1,219 acres of improved land in farms, 1,146 chickens, 737 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 610 acres of farmland in pasture, 602 acres of farmland under crops, 579 tons of hay, 479 acres of hay crops, 380 bushels of turnips, 368 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 158 milk cows, 144 horses aged over 3 years, 139 swine slaughtered or sold, 130 bushels of barley, 101 bushels of buckwheat, 65 swine, 59 acres of oats, 57 cattle killed or sold, 56 sheep, 52 other cattle, 46 occupants of farms, 43 farm occupants who own their land, 35 ducks, 30 bushels of spring wheat, 27 sheep slaughtered or sold, 25 horses aged 3 years and under, 22 bushels of corn, 20 bushels of beans, 20 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 15 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 15 turkeys, 14 geese, 13 acres of potatoes, 11 bushels of peas, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 7 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 4 other fowl, 4 oxen, 3 acres of barley, 3 acres of turnips, 3 acres of wheat, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC189004— 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 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, Sud, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sherbrooke-sud-ward-quartier-qc189004-1891/.