Demographics
| Ethnic origin | Population | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 99,465 | 68.8% |
| French | 46,915 | 32.4% |
| Irish | 8,530 | 5.9% |
| English | 4,530 | 3.1% |
| North American Indian | 4,480 | 3.1% |
| Scottish | 2,885 | 2.0% |
| Québécois | 2,670 | 1.8% |
| German | 2,175 | 1.5% |
| Italian | 2,035 | 1.4% |
| Sherbrooke | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1871 | 8,532 | — |
| 1881 | 12,410 | +45.5% |
| 1891 | 15,930 | +28.4% |
| 1901 | 18,724 | +17.5% |
| 1911 | 23,865 | +27.5% |
| 1921 | 33,624 | +40.9% |
| 1931 | 39,325 | +17.0% |
| 1941 | 47,614 | +21.1% |
| 1951 | 63,608 | +33.6% |
| 1956 | 72,789 | +14.4% |
| 1961 | 82,939 | +13.9% |
| 1966 | 94,988 | +14.5% |
| 1971 | 103,083 | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 111,137 | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 117,848 | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 122,282 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 131,123 | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 136,681 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 139,388 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 147,427 | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 154,601 | +4.9% |
According to the 2011 Census, there were 154,601 people residing in Sherbrooke, a 4.9% increase over the 2006 Census. The city of Sherbrooke has a land area of 353.49 square kilometres (219,650 mi), and a population density of 437.356/km2 (1,132.747/sq mi). The median age of the population wasa 40.3 in 2011 and 84.3% of the population were aged 15 and over.
French was the first language of 129,970 people (89.9%), while English was the first language of 5,740 (4%), 7,815 (5.4%) people spoke other first languages, 640 (0.4%) learned both English and French, while 370 (0.3%) learned both French and another language. French was the home language of 133,175 people (92.1%), English of 5,350 (3.7%), other languages of 4,480 (3.1%), both English and French of 685 (0.5%), and French and another language of 820 (0.6%).
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