Shenley, Jersey, Dorset & Marlow, Quebec (1891 census)
Shenley, Jersey, Dorset & Marlow was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 346. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.839°N, 70.700°W.
Population
In 1891, Shenley, Jersey, Dorset & Marlow had a population of 346: 172 male and 174 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 346 |
| 1901 | 544 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Dorset, 1881 (66.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Shenley, Jersey, Dorset & Marlow shared boundaries with:
- Spaulding & Risborough
- St. Evariste de Forsyth
- St. Honoré de Shenley
- St. Martin
- St. Samuel de Gayhurst
- St. Sébastien d'Aylmer
- St. Théophile
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 70 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 346 total population, 174 females, 172 males, 83 married persons, 48 families, 42 married males, 41 married females, 7.20 average size of families, 6 widowed persons, 4 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 257 single persons under 18, 129 single females under 18, 128 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 346 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 43 houses, 43 houses built of wood, 43 occupied houses, 23 houses of 2 stories, 20 houses of 1 story, 18 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 7 houses of 4 rooms, 5 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 3 houses of 5 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 9,525 pounds of homemade butter, 7,583 acres of land in farms, 4,601 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,470 bushels of oats, 2,982 acres of improved land in farms, 2,565 bushels of potatoes, 1,952 acres of farmland under crops, 1,050 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,025 bushels of buckwheat, 1,021 acres of farmland in pasture, 986 acres of hay crops, 619 bushels of barley, 503 tons of hay, 457 bushels of spring wheat, 399 chickens, 328 acres of oats, 304 sheep, 241 bushels of peas, 194 sheep slaughtered or sold, 172 milk cows, 160 other cattle, 95 swine slaughtered or sold, 93 oxen, 61 acres of barley, 59 cattle killed or sold, 58 swine, 56 acres of wheat, 51 horses aged over 3 years, 46 occupants of farms, 45 farm occupants who own their land, 27 geese, 25 bushels of turnips, 24 acres of potatoes, 18 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 17 horses aged 3 years and under, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 9 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 bushels of beans, 1 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC139030— 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). "Shenley, Jersey, Dorset & Marlow, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/shenley-jersey-dorset-marlow-qc139003-1891/.