St. Boniface (Shawinigan), Quebec (1891 census)
St. Boniface (Shawinigan) was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,328. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911955. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.525°N, 72.845°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Boniface (Shawinigan) had a population of 1,328: 657 male and 671 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Boniface (Shawinigan) shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,328 total population, 671 females, 657 males, 423 married persons, 254 families, 213 married males, 210 married females, 38 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 867 single persons under 18, 438 single females under 18, 429 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,323 French Canadians, 5 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 246 houses, 246 houses built of wood, 246 houses of 1 story, 246 occupied houses, 64 houses of 3 rooms, 57 houses of 2 rooms, 37 houses of 5 rooms, 35 houses of 4 rooms, 29 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 21 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 34,247 pounds of homemade butter, 34,104 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 22,644 bushels of oats, 17,597 acres of land in farms, 12,541 bushels of potatoes, 9,038 acres of improved land in farms, 8,559 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,132 acres of farmland under crops, 5,181 bushels of buckwheat, 2,875 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,845 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,381 bushels of turnips, 2,222 tons of hay, 2,121 bushels of peas, 2,083 acres of hay crops, 2,013 acres of oats, 1,587 bushels of spring wheat, 1,491 chickens, 1,115 sheep, 623 milk cows, 506 sheep slaughtered or sold, 485 bushels of barley, 440 other cattle, 436 swine, 362 swine slaughtered or sold, 343 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 263 acres of wheat, 257 horses aged over 3 years, 229 occupants of farms, 226 farm occupants who own their land, 221 bushels of corn, 193 acres of potatoes, 174 cattle killed or sold, 100 bushels of winter wheat, 86 horses aged 3 years and under, 81 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 61 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 56 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 53 acres of barley, 49 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 32 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 30 other fowl, 26 acres of turnips, 26 bushels of beans, 24 geese, 18 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 turkeys, 8 bushels of rye, 7 oxen, 3 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC187003— 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 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). "St. Boniface (Shawinigan), Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-boniface-shawinigan-qc187003-1891/.