Shefford, Quebec (1851–1911)

Shefford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 7 censuses between 1851 and 1911. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q63244599, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years. Population declined across the period (from 2,512 in 1851 to 1,394 in 1911).

Historical lineage

Descendant places

• later split into St. Joachim in 1901
• later split into West Shefford vl in 1901
• later split into Waterloo, T-V in 1871
• later split into Warden, VL in 1921

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.

Identifiers

• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC197010_1901 — assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap
• Wikidata: Q63244599

Sources

Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.