St. Patrice de Sherrington, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Patrice de Sherrington was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,838. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.156°N, 73.525°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Patrice de Sherrington had a population of 1,838: 939 male and 899 female residents. Population density was 49.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,645 |
| 1861 | 2,085 |
| 1871 | 2,035 |
| 1881 | 1,838 |
| 1891 | 1,815 |
| 1901 | 1,410 |
| 1911 | 1,370 |
| 1921 | 1,436 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Patrice de Sherrington shared boundaries with:
- Hemmingford
- St. Bernard de Lacolle
- St. Cyprien
- St. Edouard
- St. Jacques le Mineur
- St. Jean Chrysostôme
- St. Michel
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 321 |
| Number of families | 321 |
| Number of females | 899 |
| Number of males | 939 |
| Number of married females | 273 |
| Number of married males | 273 |
| Number of married persons | 546 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| POP TOT | 1,838 |
| Total population | 1,838 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 587 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 645 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,232 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 287 |
| Number of occupied houses | 287 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 45 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,357 |
| Acres of potatoes | 251 |
| Acres of wheat | 726 |
| BAR BU | 3,434 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,434 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 13,954 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 86 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6,360 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 92,988 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,300 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 15,346 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 33,895 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,713 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 637 |
| BWT BU | 13,954 |
| CRN BU | 6,360 |
| HAY AC | 2,357 |
| HAY TONS | 2,344 |
| OAT BU | 92,988 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 15,346 |
| POT AC | 251 |
| POT BU | 33,895 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,344 |
| WHT AC | 726 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,713 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 587 |
| C UNMD M | 645 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,232 |
| D OCC | 287 |
| FEMALE | 899 |
| GRA BU | 86 |
| H INHAB | 287 |
| H UNINH | 45 |
| MALE | 939 |
| MD F | 273 |
| MD M | 273 |
| MD TOT | 546 |
| NUMBER CD | 70 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,300 |
| TUR BU | 637 |
| WID F | 39 |
| WID M | 21 |
| WID TOT | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC070005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC077004— 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). "St. Patrice de Sherrington, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-patrice-de-sherrington-qc070005-1881/.