Shaouanigan, Quebec (1871 census)
Shaouanigan was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,189. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.532°N, 72.835°W.
Population
In 1871, Shaouanigan had a population of 1,189: 590 male and 599 female residents. Population density was 22.7 people per square mile.
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 St. Boniface, 1861 (72.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Shawenegan, 1881 (84.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Shaouanigan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 197 |
| Number of females | 599 |
| Number of males | 590 |
| Number of married females | 188 |
| Number of married males | 187 |
| Number of married persons | 375 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| Total population | 1,189 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 396 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 392 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 788 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 181 |
| Number of occupied houses | 181 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 41 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 491 |
| BWT BU | 2,818 |
| CRN BU | 252 |
| HAY AC | 844 |
| HAY TONS | 735 |
| OAT BU | 28,670 |
| PEA BU | 2,709 |
| POT AC | 154 |
| POT BU | 16,169 |
| RYE BU | 365 |
| Total area (acres) | 44,800 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,239 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 224 |
| AREA | 44,800 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| CD | 129 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 197 |
| FEMALE | 599 |
| GRA BU | 18 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 181 |
| INHABITED | 181 |
| MALE | 590 |
| MARRIED F | 188 |
| MARRIED M | 187 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 375 |
| POPULATION | 1,189 |
| ROOT BU | 313 |
| SINGLE F | 396 |
| SINGLE M | 392 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 788 |
| TUR BU | 110 |
| UNINHABITED | 41 |
| WIDOWED F | 15 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC129006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC129006— 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 1871 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). "Shaouanigan, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/shaouanigan-qc129006-1871/.