Shigawake, Quebec (1911 census)
Shigawake was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 548. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3482044. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.161°N, 65.108°W.
Population
In 1911, Shigawake had a population of 548: 267 male and 281 female residents.
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 Hope, 1901 (28.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Godefroy par., 1921 (54.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Shigawake shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 548 total population, 281 females in the population, 267 males in the population, 178 single (never-married) females, 164 single (never-married) males, 103 families, 93 married males, 92 married females, 11 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 470 persons of British origin (English), 38 persons of French origin, 25 persons of British origin (Irish), 11 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 4 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 419 Anglicans (Church of England), 77 Roman Catholics, 41 Presbyterians, 9 Brethren, 1 Baptists, 1 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 103 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Macpherson Almond | 1871–1939 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC148020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC148020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3482044
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). "Shigawake, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/shigawake-qc148020-1911/.