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. Population density was 4.1 people per square mile.
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 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP TOT | 1,050 |
| Total population | 1,050 |
Ethnic origin (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 846 |
| Number of Indigenous persons | 2 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 152 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 4 |
| Number of persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands | 30 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 4 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 9 |
| Number of persons originating in Newfoundland | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 4 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| France | 4 |
| Guernsey Jersey and other British Islands | 30 |
| Indians | 2 |
| Ireland | 4 |
| Natives of Canada French Origin | 846 |
| Natives of Canada Not of French Origin | 152 |
| New Brunswick | 9 |
| Newfoundland | 1 |
| Scotland | 4 |
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/.