Shawville, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Shawville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 432. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3481643. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.609°N, 76.496°W.
Population
In 1891, Shawville, Village had a population of 432: 226 male and 206 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Shawville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 432 total population, 226 males, 206 females, 160 married persons, 96 families, 80 married females, 80 married males, 12 widowed persons, 6 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 260 single persons under 18, 140 single males under 18, 120 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 431 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 93 houses, 93 occupied houses, 82 houses of 2 stories, 77 houses built of wood, 58 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 16 houses built of brick, 12 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses of 3 stories, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses of 4 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 1 story, 1 houses of 3 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 10,500 bushels of oats, 8,785 pounds of homemade butter, 5,484 bushels of potatoes, 2,592 bushels of spring wheat, 2,417 acres of land in farms, 1,580 acres of improved land in farms, 1,540 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,324 chickens, 1,277 acres of farmland under crops, 1,216 bushels of peas, 837 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 550 bushels of rye, 496 acres of oats, 383 bushels of beans, 376 tons of hay, 331 acres of hay crops, 330 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 281 acres of farmland in pasture, 269 bushels of buckwheat, 249 bushels of turnips, 196 acres of wheat, 163 milk cows, 152 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 128 swine, 116 sheep, 111 horses aged over 3 years, 110 other cattle, 87 swine slaughtered or sold, 78 cattle killed or sold, 54 turkeys, 41 sheep slaughtered or sold, 37 acres of potatoes, 34 occupants of farms, 33 farm occupants who own their land, 33 geese, 28 ducks, 27 horses aged 3 years and under, 22 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 22 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 14 bushels of corn, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 other fowl, 4 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 2 oxen, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC177020— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/shawville-village-qc177020-1891/.