Baie Shawinigan, VL, Quebec (1911 census)
Baie Shawinigan, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,024. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4843197. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.543°N, 72.771°W.
Population
In 1911, Baie Shawinigan, VL had a population of 1,024: 579 male and 445 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,024 |
| 1921 | 1,213 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Baie Shawinigan, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,024 total population, 579 males in the population, 445 females in the population, 369 single (never-married) males, 241 single (never-married) females, 202 families, 201 married males, 194 married females, 10 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 995 persons of French origin, 13 persons of British origin (English), 12 persons of Belgian origin, 4 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,011 Roman Catholics, 7 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 6 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 76 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC203014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093016_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4843197
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baie-de-Shawinigan
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baie-de-Shawinigan
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 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). "Baie Shawinigan, VL, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/baie-shawinigan-vl-qc203014-1911/.