Shawinigan Falls, C, Quebec (1911 census)
Shawinigan Falls, C was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,265. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141980. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.548°N, 72.750°W.
Population
In 1911, Shawinigan Falls, C had a population of 4,265: 2,220 male and 2,045 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 4,265 |
| 1921 | 10,625 |
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, Shawinigan Falls, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 4,265 total population, 2,220 males in the population, 2,045 females in the population, 1,399 single (never-married) males, 1,263 single (never-married) females, 784 married males, 735 married females, 471 families, 47 widowed females, 34 widowed males, 3 males with marital status not given. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 3,867 persons of French origin, 195 persons of British origin (English), 60 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 21 persons of British origin (Irish), 14 persons of German origin, 12 persons of Polish origin, 12 persons of Russian origin, 11 persons of Belgian origin, 11 persons of Italian origin, 5 persons of Scandinavian origin, 3 persons of Chinese origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin. 12 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 2 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Hindu"; in 1911 this label denoted South Asian origin (not religious identification). Reflects period British-colonial conflation of religion and ethnicity; modern usage of "Hindu" is religious. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 4,021 Roman Catholics, 132 Anglicans (Church of England), 46 Presbyterians, 38 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 20 Methodists, 12 Jews, 8 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 8 Baptists, 8 Lutherans, 3 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 3 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 4 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Pagans"; primarily applied to Indigenous adherents of traditional spiritual practices. The label reflects period Christian-normative framing and is preserved as the historical source category. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 307 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC203013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141980
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawinigan
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/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). "Shawinigan Falls, C, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/shawinigan-falls-c-qc203013-1911/.