Shawbridge, VL, Quebec (1911 census)
Shawbridge, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 255. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.875°N, 74.068°W.
Population
In 1911, Shawbridge, VL had a population of 255: 155 male and 100 female residents. Population density was 71.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 255 |
| 1921 | 302 |
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, Shawbridge, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,247.70 area in acres, 255 total population, 155 males in the population, 106 single (never-married) males, 100 females in the population, 71.83 population per square mile, 59 single (never-married) females, 50 families, 45 married males, 33 married females, 8 widowed females, 4 widowed males, 3.55 area in square miles. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 91 persons of French origin, 68 persons of British origin (Irish), 44 persons of British origin (English), 34 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 5 persons of German origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. 5 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 103 Roman Catholics, 46 Methodists, 40 Presbyterians, 35 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 21 Anglicans (Church of England), 5 Jews, 4 Baptists, 1 Congregationalists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 50 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC202019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096024— 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). "Shawbridge, VL, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/shawbridge-vl-qc202019-1911/.