Shefford, Quebec (1901 census)
Shefford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,425. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.354°N, 72.572°W.
Population
In 1901, Shefford had a population of 1,425: 772 male and 653 female residents. Population density was 24.6 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Shefford, 1891 (52.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Shefford shared boundaries with:
- Bolton W-O
- Brome
- Granby
- Shefford W.-O., VL
- St. Joachim
- Ste. Prudentienne
- Stukely N.
- Stukely S.
- Waterloo, Village
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 313 |
| Number of females | 653 |
| Number of males | 772 |
| Number of married females | 269 |
| Number of married males | 275 |
| Number of single females | 352 |
| Number of single males | 465 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| POP F | 653 |
| POP M | 772 |
| POP TOT | 1,425 |
| Total population | 1,425 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 307 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 27,614 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 27,614 |
| FAMILIES | 313 |
| HOUSES | 307 |
| MARRIED F | 269 |
| MARRIED M | 275 |
| SINGLE F | 352 |
| SINGLE M | 465 |
| WIDOWED F | 32 |
| WIDOWED M | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC192013— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/shefford-qc192013-1901/.