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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3481643. 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 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 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 735 total population, 394 females in the population, 375 females born in Canada, 341 males in the population, 324 males born in Canada, 11 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 11 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 8 females born outside the British Empire, 6 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 517 persons of British origin (Irish), 103 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 87 persons of British origin (English), 12 persons of French origin, 5 persons of German origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 2 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 306 Methodists, 301 Anglicans (Church of England), 100 Presbyterians, 17 Roman Catholics, 7 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 2 Baptists, 1 Jews, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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: Q3481643
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawville,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawville
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/.