Shawville, Village, Quebec (1921 census)
Shawville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 735. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.609°N, 76.496°W.
Population
In 1921, Shawville, Village had a population of 735: 341 male and 394 female residents. Population density was 342.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,827 |
| 1891 | 432 |
| 1901 | 648 |
| 1911 | 715 |
| 1921 | 735 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Shawville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 394 |
| POP M | 341 |
| POP TOT | 735 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 301 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 3 |
| BAPTISTS | 2 |
| BRIT BORN F | 11 |
| BRIT BORN M | 11 |
| BRIT ENG | 87 |
| BRIT IRISH | 517 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 103 |
| CAN BORN F | 375 |
| CAN BORN M | 324 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR FRENCH | 12 |
| EUR GERMAN | 5 |
| EUR HEBREW | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 2 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 8 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 6 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 306 |
| OTHER SECTS | 7 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 100 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC079029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079029— 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 1921 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). "Shawville, Village, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/shawville-village-qc079029-1921/.