St. Patrice de Sherrington, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Patrice de Sherrington was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,035. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.158°N, 73.524°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Patrice de Sherrington had a population of 2,035: 1,047 male and 988 female residents. Population density was 52.4 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 1871
In the 1871 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, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 341 |
| Number of females | 988 |
| Number of males | 1,047 |
| Number of married females | 297 |
| Number of married males | 297 |
| Number of married persons | 594 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 75 |
| Total population | 2,035 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 641 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 725 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,366 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 320 |
| Number of occupied houses | 320 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 37 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,677 |
| BWT BU | 4,847 |
| CRN BU | 1,063 |
| HAY AC | 2,127 |
| HAY TONS | 2,302 |
| OAT BU | 42,028 |
| PEA BU | 6,869 |
| POT AC | 227 |
| POT BU | 27,448 |
| Total area (acres) | 21,440 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,620 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 831 |
| AREA | 21,440 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 92 |
| CD | 116 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 341 |
| FEMALE | 988 |
| GRA BU | 153 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 320 |
| INHABITED | 320 |
| MALE | 1,047 |
| MARRIED F | 297 |
| MARRIED M | 297 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 594 |
| POPULATION | 2,035 |
| ROOT BU | 662 |
| SINGLE F | 641 |
| SINGLE M | 725 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,366 |
| TUR BU | 33 |
| UNINHABITED | 37 |
| WIDOWED F | 50 |
| WIDOWED M | 25 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 75 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC116005— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-patrice-de-sherrington-qc116005-1871/.