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 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 density was 3269.4 people per square mile.
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 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 445 |
| POP M | 579 |
| POP TOT | 1,024 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 6 |
| BELGIAN | 12 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 13 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DUTCH | 4 |
| DWELLINGS | 76 |
| F MARRIED | 194 |
| F SINGLE | 241 |
| F WIDOWED | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 202 |
| FRENCH | 995 |
| M MARRIED | 201 |
| M SINGLE | 369 |
| M WIDOWED | 9 |
| PROTESTANTS | 7 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,011 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC203014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093016— 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 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/.