St. Boniface (Shawinigan), Quebec (1881 census)
St. Boniface (Shawinigan) was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,368. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911955. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.525°N, 72.845°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Boniface (Shawinigan) had a population of 1,368: 688 male and 680 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,368 |
| 1891 | 1,328 |
| 1901 | 3,818 |
| 1911 | 1,513 |
| 1921 | 1,042 |
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 was contained in Shaouanigan, 1871 (84.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Boniface (Shawinigan) shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,368 total population, 688 males, 680 females, 416 married persons, 229 families, 208 married females, 208 married males, 35 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 917 single persons under 18, 465 single males under 18, 452 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 189 inhabited houses, 189 occupied houses, 26 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 45,459 bushels of oats, 10,802 bushels of potatoes, 7,250 bushels of buckwheat, 4,185 bushels of peas and beans, 2,211 bushels of spring wheat, 1,406 tons of hay, 1,379 bushels of turnips, 1,161 acres of hay crops, 799 bushels of corn, 656 bushels of barley, 432 bushels of other root crops, 214 acres of wheat, 114 acres of potatoes, 40 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 23 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,368 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC084007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911955
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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. Boniface (Shawinigan), Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-boniface-shawinigan-qc084007-1881/.