Shawville, Village, Quebec (1911 census)
Shawville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 715. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3481643. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.609°N, 76.496°W.
Population
In 1911, Shawville, Village had a population of 715: 348 male and 367 female residents. Population density was 381.3 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Shawville, Village 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 1,200 area in acres, 715 total population, 381.33 population per square mile, 367 females in the population, 348 males in the population, 212 single (never-married) females, 207 single (never-married) males, 155 families, 131 married males, 130 married females, 20 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 4 females with marital status not given, 2 males with marital status not given, 1.88 area in square miles, 1 divorced females. 648 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 534 persons of British origin (Irish), 95 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 55 persons of British origin (English), 16 persons of French origin, 6 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin. 5 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 307 Methodists, 253 Anglicans (Church of England), 86 Presbyterians, 33 Roman Catholics, 26 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 5 Jews, 4 Baptists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 154 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC185030— 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 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). "Shawville, Village, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/shawville-village-qc185030-1911/.