Shefford, Quebec (1911 census)
Shefford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,394. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.354°N, 72.572°W.
Population
In 1911, Shefford had a population of 1,394: 762 male and 632 female residents. Population density was 24.1 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 Warden, VL, 1921 (3.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 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, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,425 |
| POP F | 632 |
| POP M | 762 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 32.31 |
| POP TOT | 1,394 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 17 |
| ANGLICANS | 371 |
| AREA ACRES | 27,614 |
| AREA SQ MI | 43.15 |
| BAPTISTS | 13 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 229 |
| BRIT IRISH | 308 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 59 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 31 |
| DWELLINGS | 293 |
| F MARRIED | 290 |
| F SINGLE | 313 |
| F WIDOWED | 29 |
| FAMILIES | 296 |
| FRENCH | 749 |
| GERMAN | 4 |
| M MARRIED | 304 |
| M SINGLE | 424 |
| M WIDOWED | 34 |
| METHODISTS | 158 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 5 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 794 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 45 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC197010— 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 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). "Shefford, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/shefford-qc197010-1911/.