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 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 332.7 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 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 648 |
| POP F | 367 |
| POP M | 348 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 381.33 |
| POP TOT | 715 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 253 |
| AREA ACRES | 1,200 |
| AREA SQ MI | 1.88 |
| BAPTISTS | 4 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 55 |
| BRIT IRISH | 534 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 95 |
| CHINESE | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DWELLINGS | 154 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 130 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| F SINGLE | 212 |
| F WIDOWED | 20 |
| FAMILIES | 155 |
| FRENCH | 16 |
| GERMAN | 6 |
| JEWISH | 5 |
| JEWS | 5 |
| M MARRIED | 131 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 207 |
| M WIDOWED | 8 |
| METHODISTS | 307 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 86 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 33 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 26 |
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: 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 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/.