Shefford, Quebec (1871 census)
Shefford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,542. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.383°N, 72.565°W.
Population
In 1871, Shefford had a population of 3,542: 1,813 male and 1,729 female residents. Population density was 34.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,512 |
| 1861 | 3,712 |
| 1871 | 3,542 |
| 1881 | 2,936 |
| 1891 | 3,241 |
| 1901 | 1,425 |
| 1911 | 1,394 |
| 1921 | 1,367 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Shefford, 1881 (86.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Shefford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 622 |
| Number of females | 1,729 |
| Number of males | 1,813 |
| Number of married females | 588 |
| Number of married males | 599 |
| Number of married persons | 1,187 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 100 |
| Total population | 3,542 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,076 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,179 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,255 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 599 |
| Number of occupied houses | 599 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,156 |
| BWT BU | 6,451 |
| CRN BU | 8,913 |
| HAY AC | 8,974 |
| HAY TONS | 9,077 |
| OAT BU | 31,147 |
| PEA BU | 737 |
| POT AC | 383 |
| POT BU | 86,015 |
| RYE BU | 45 |
| Total area (acres) | 64,700 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,360 |
| WHT WTR BU | 47 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 309 |
| AREA | 64,700 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| BEN BU | 451 |
| CD | 127 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 622 |
| FEMALE | 1,729 |
| GRA BU | 106 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 599 |
| INHABITED | 599 |
| MALE | 1,813 |
| MARRIED F | 588 |
| MARRIED M | 599 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,187 |
| POPULATION | 3,542 |
| ROOT BU | 3,975 |
| SINGLE F | 1,076 |
| SINGLE M | 1,179 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,255 |
| TUR BU | 3,879 |
| UNINHABITED | 15 |
| WIDOWED F | 65 |
| WIDOWED M | 35 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 100 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC127005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC087010— 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 1871 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). "Shefford, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/shefford-qc127005-1871/.