St. Patrice de Sherrington, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Patrice de Sherrington was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,815. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.156°N, 73.525°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Patrice de Sherrington had a population of 1,815: 916 male and 899 female residents. Population density was 48.8 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 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Patrice de Sherrington shared boundaries with:
- Hemmingford
- St. Bernard de Lacolle
- St. Cyprien
- St. Edouard
- St. Jacques le Mineur
- St. Michel
- Ste. Clothilde
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 335 |
| Number of families | 335 |
| Number of females | 899 |
| Number of males | 916 |
| Number of married females | 287 |
| Number of married males | 283 |
| Number of married persons | 570 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| POP F | 899 |
| POP M | 916 |
| POP TOT | 1,815 |
| Total population | 1,815 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 576 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 605 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,181 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,580 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 235 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 300 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 111 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 184 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 12 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 281 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 89 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 300 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 235 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 217 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,735 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,517 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 13,533 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,167 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 20,485 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,002 |
| Acres of oats | 3,859 |
| Acres of potatoes | 256 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 321 |
| BAR AC | 235 |
| BAR BU | 2,246 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,246 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 134 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,025 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,936 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 37,054 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,787 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,883 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,909 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 401 |
| BWT BU | 6,025 |
| CRN BU | 3,936 |
| HAY AC | 5,167 |
| HAY TONS | 3,326 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 289 |
| Number of chickens | 10,697 |
| Number of ducks | 1,696 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 234 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 71 |
| Number of geese | 1,801 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 363 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 633 |
| Number of milk cows | 812 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 308 |
| Number of other cattle | 628 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of oxen | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 102 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 48 |
| Number of sheep | 1,820 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 811 |
| Number of swine | 1,003 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 644 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,291 |
| OAT AC | 3,859 |
| OAT BU | 37,054 |
| PEA BU | 2,787 |
| POT AC | 256 |
| POT BU | 19,883 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,511 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,117 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 43,107 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,326 |
| WHT AC | 321 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,909 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 62 |
| A 11 50 | 77 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 102 |
| BEN BU | 134 |
| BUTTER LB | 43,107 |
| CATTLE KS | 289 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 576 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 605 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,181 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,511 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 363 |
| DUCKS | 1,696 |
| FAMILIES | 335 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,117 |
| FRN CA | 1,580 |
| GEESE | 1,801 |
| GRA BU | 107 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 10,697 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 633 |
| HOUSES | 300 |
| HOUSES B | 111 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 49 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 281 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 54 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 89 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 64 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 19 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 40 |
| HOUSES W | 184 |
| INF 11 A | 48 |
| MD FEM | 287 |
| MD MALE | 283 |
| MD TOT | 570 |
| MILK COWS | 812 |
| NAME CD | Napierville |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 71 |
| OC P | 234 |
| OC TOT | 308 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 628 |
| OTHERS | 235 |
| SHEEP | 1,820 |
| SHEEP KS | 811 |
| SUP AM | 20,485 |
| SUP FOR | 3,517 |
| SUP JV | 217 |
| SUP PAT | 6,735 |
| SUP SC | 13,533 |
| SUP TOT | 24,002 |
| SWINE | 1,003 |
| SWINE KS | 644 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 300 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 401 |
| TURKEY | 1,291 |
| WID FEM | 36 |
| WID MALE | 28 |
| WID TOT | 64 |
| WORKING OX | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC174005— 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 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). "St. Patrice de Sherrington, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-patrice-de-sherrington-qc174005-1891/.