Shelldrake and other places, Quebec (1861 census)
Shelldrake and other places was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,050. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.322°N, 65.065°W.
Population
In 1861, Shelldrake and other places had a population of 1,050.
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 NO DATA, 1851 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Shelldrake and other places shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 10 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,050 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 846 French Canadians, 152 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 9 persons originating in New Brunswick, 4 persons originating in France, 4 persons originating in Ireland, 4 persons originating in Scotland, 2 Indigenous persons, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland. 30 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC047006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047006— 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 1861 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). "Shelldrake and other places, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/shelldrake-and-other-places-qc047006-1861/.