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 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 96 |
| Number of families | 96 |
| Number of females | 206 |
| Number of males | 226 |
| Number of married females | 80 |
| Number of married males | 80 |
| Number of married persons | 160 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP F | 206 |
| POP M | 226 |
| POP TOT | 432 |
| Total population | 432 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 120 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 140 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 260 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 431 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 93 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 16 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 77 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 2 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 82 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 93 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 281 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 837 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,277 |
| Acres of hay crops | 331 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,580 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,417 |
| Acres of oats | 496 |
| Acres of potatoes | 37 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 196 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 383 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 269 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,500 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,216 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,484 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 550 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,592 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 249 |
| BWT BU | 269 |
| CRN BU | 14 |
| HAY AC | 331 |
| HAY TONS | 376 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 78 |
| Number of chickens | 1,324 |
| Number of ducks | 28 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 33 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 33 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 27 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 111 |
| Number of milk cows | 163 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 34 |
| Number of other cattle | 110 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 116 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 41 |
| Number of swine | 128 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 87 |
| Number of turkeys | 54 |
| OAT AC | 496 |
| OAT BU | 10,500 |
| PEA BU | 1,216 |
| POT AC | 37 |
| POT BU | 5,484 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,540 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 152 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 330 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,785 |
| RYE BU | 550 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 376 |
| WHT AC | 196 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,592 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 8 |
| BEN BU | 383 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,785 |
| CATTLE KS | 78 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,540 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 120 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 140 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 260 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 152 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 27 |
| DUCKS | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 96 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 330 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 33 |
| GRA BU | 22 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,324 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 111 |
| HOUSES | 93 |
| HOUSES B | 16 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 58 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 82 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 77 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 80 |
| MD MALE | 80 |
| MD TOT | 160 |
| MILK COWS | 163 |
| NAME CD | Pontiac |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 33 |
| OC TOT | 34 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 110 |
| OTHERS | 431 |
| SHEEP | 116 |
| SHEEP KS | 41 |
| SUP AM | 1,580 |
| SUP FOR | 837 |
| SUP JV | 22 |
| SUP PAT | 281 |
| SUP SC | 1,277 |
| SUP TOT | 2,417 |
| SWINE | 128 |
| SWINE KS | 87 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 93 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 249 |
| TURKEY | 54 |
| WID FEM | 6 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
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
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/.