Shipton, Quebec (1881 census)
Shipton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,347. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.769°N, 72.007°W.
Population
In 1881, Shipton had a population of 2,347: 1,214 male and 1,133 female residents. Population density was 32.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,285 |
| 1861 | 2,132 |
| 1871 | 2,354 |
| 1881 | 2,347 |
| 1891 | 2,318 |
| 1901 | 1,810 |
| 1911 | 1,957 |
| 1921 | 2,023 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Shipton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 423 |
| Number of families | 423 |
| Number of females | 1,133 |
| Number of males | 1,214 |
| Number of married females | 395 |
| Number of married males | 390 |
| Number of married persons | 785 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 83 |
| POP TOT | 2,347 |
| Total population | 2,347 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 688 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 791 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,479 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 416 |
| Number of occupied houses | 416 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 59 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,853 |
| Acres of potatoes | 335 |
| Acres of wheat | 580 |
| BAR BU | 4,637 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,637 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,019 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 170 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,943 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 45,563 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,434 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 911 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,308 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 91 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,907 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 16,018 |
| BWT BU | 4,019 |
| CRN BU | 1,943 |
| HAY AC | 6,853 |
| HAY TONS | 8,571 |
| OAT BU | 45,563 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 911 |
| POT AC | 335 |
| POT BU | 32,308 |
| RYE BU | 91 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,571 |
| WHT AC | 580 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,907 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 688 |
| C UNMD M | 791 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,479 |
| D OCC | 416 |
| FEMALE | 1,133 |
| GRA BU | 170 |
| H CON | 10 |
| H INHAB | 416 |
| H UNINH | 59 |
| MALE | 1,214 |
| MD F | 395 |
| MD M | 390 |
| MD TOT | 785 |
| NUMBER CD | 53 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,434 |
| TUR BU | 16,018 |
| WID F | 50 |
| WID M | 33 |
| WID TOT | 83 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC053006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC083006— 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 1881 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). "Shipton, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/shipton-qc053006-1881/.