Shipton, Quebec (1871 census)
Shipton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,354. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.769°N, 72.007°W.
Population
In 1871, Shipton had a population of 2,354: 1,207 male and 1,147 female residents. Population density was 32.2 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Shipton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 387 |
| Number of females | 1,147 |
| Number of males | 1,207 |
| Number of married females | 381 |
| Number of married males | 381 |
| Number of married persons | 762 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 69 |
| Total population | 2,354 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 726 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 797 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,523 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 380 |
| Number of occupied houses | 380 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,430 |
| BWT BU | 8,256 |
| CRN BU | 3,573 |
| HAY AC | 5,670 |
| HAY TONS | 5,887 |
| OAT BU | 40,995 |
| PEA BU | 837 |
| POT AC | 405 |
| POT BU | 73,522 |
| RYE BU | 50 |
| Total area (acres) | 45,900 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,219 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 475 |
| AREA | 45,900 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 516 |
| CD | 138 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 387 |
| FEMALE | 1,147 |
| GRA BU | 216 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 380 |
| INHABITED | 380 |
| MALE | 1,207 |
| MARRIED F | 381 |
| MARRIED M | 381 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 762 |
| POPULATION | 2,354 |
| ROOT BU | 590 |
| SINGLE F | 726 |
| SINGLE M | 797 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,523 |
| TUR BU | 13,699 |
| UNINHABITED | 10 |
| WIDOWED F | 40 |
| WIDOWED M | 29 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 69 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC138006— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/shipton-qc138006-1871/.