Shefford, Quebec (1891 census)
Shefford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,241. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244599. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.394°N, 72.550°W.
Population
In 1891, Shefford had a population of 3,241: 1,662 male and 1,579 female residents.
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 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Shefford, 1881 (79.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained West Shefford vl, 1901 (1.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Shefford, 1901 (52.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Joachim, 1901 (46.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Shefford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,241 total population, 1,662 males, 1,579 females, 1,163 married persons, 634 families, 582 married males, 581 married females, 113 widowed persons, 77 widowed females, 36 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,965 single persons under 18, 1,044 single males under 18, 921 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,153 French Canadians, 1,088 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 591 occupied houses, 560 houses, 519 houses of 1 story, 498 houses built of wood, 285 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 76 houses of 4 rooms, 61 houses of 3 rooms, 58 houses built of brick, 51 houses of 5 rooms, 41 houses of 2 rooms, 41 houses of 2 stories, 38 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 37 uninhabited houses, 31 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses built of stone, 3 houses of 1 room, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 168,331 pounds of homemade butter, 62,737 acres of land in farms, 57,584 bushels of potatoes, 42,054 bushels of oats, 38,749 acres of improved land in farms, 23,988 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 19,353 acres of farmland in pasture, 18,954 acres of farmland under crops, 13,258 tons of hay, 12,293 acres of hay crops, 9,217 bushels of turnips, 9,134 bushels of barley, 7,834 chickens, 6,169 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,382 bushels of buckwheat, 5,215 bushels of spring wheat, 4,172 milk cows, 3,505 bushels of corn, 2,712 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,210 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2,122 other cattle, 1,949 sheep, 1,876 acres of oats, 1,480 swine, 1,450 cattle killed or sold, 1,413 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,140 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,009 horses aged over 3 years, 769 bushels of peas, 712 occupants of farms, 592 bushels of beans, 505 farm occupants who own their land, 442 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 436 acres of barley, 374 acres of potatoes, 323 acres of wheat, 323 geese, 311 horses aged 3 years and under, 259 turkeys, 200 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 174 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 154 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 148 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 135 ducks, 135 farm occupants who rent their land, 98 bushels of winter wheat, 72 employees on farms, 43 oxen, 36 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 31 acres of turnips, 19 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 bushels of rye, 8 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC188007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC197010_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63244599
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). "Shefford, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/shefford-qc188007-1891/.