Shipton, Quebec (1891 census)
Shipton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,318. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.769°N, 72.007°W.
Population
In 1891, Shipton had a population of 2,318: 1,247 male and 1,071 female residents. Population density was 31.7 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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Asbestos, VL, 1901 (1.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Shipton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 452 |
| Number of families | 452 |
| Number of females | 1,071 |
| Number of males | 1,247 |
| Number of married females | 409 |
| Number of married males | 408 |
| Number of married persons | 817 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 91 |
| POP F | 1,071 |
| POP M | 1,247 |
| POP TOT | 2,318 |
| Total population | 2,318 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 608 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 802 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,410 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 865 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,453 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 417 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 22 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 394 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 10 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 389 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 28 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 216 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 417 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 34 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 533 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 125 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 11,093 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 18,841 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,698 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,069 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 22,916 |
| Acres of land in farms | 41,757 |
| Acres of oats | 1,789 |
| Acres of potatoes | 279 |
| Acres of turnips | 27 |
| Acres of wheat | 412 |
| BAR AC | 533 |
| BAR BU | 12,035 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 12,035 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 377 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,958 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 647 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 39,848 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 370 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 41,825 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,142 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,956 |
| BWT BU | 2,958 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 80 |
| CRN BU | 647 |
| HAY AC | 8,069 |
| HAY TONS | 9,051 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,088 |
| Number of chickens | 5,423 |
| Number of ducks | 59 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 343 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 11 |
| Number of geese | 141 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 274 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 710 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,467 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 355 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,211 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 189 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 106 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 132 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 33 |
| Number of sheep | 2,618 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,549 |
| Number of swine | 513 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 483 |
| Number of turkeys | 169 |
| OAT AC | 1,789 |
| OAT BU | 39,848 |
| PEA BU | 370 |
| POT AC | 279 |
| POT BU | 41,825 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 16,068 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 13,696 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 122,645 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,051 |
| WHT AC | 412 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,142 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 106 |
| A 11 50 | 58 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 132 |
| BEN BU | 377 |
| BUTTER LB | 122,645 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,088 |
| CHEESE LB | 16,068 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 608 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 802 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,410 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 13,696 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 274 |
| DUCKS | 59 |
| FAMILIES | 452 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 865 |
| GEESE | 141 |
| GRA BU | 18 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,423 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 710 |
| HOUSES | 417 |
| HOUSES B | 22 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 56 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 389 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 216 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 28 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 34 |
| HOUSES W | 394 |
| INF 11 A | 33 |
| MD FEM | 409 |
| MD MALE | 408 |
| MD TOT | 817 |
| MILK COWS | 1,467 |
| NAME CD | Richmond and Wolfe |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 11 |
| OC P | 343 |
| OC TOT | 355 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,211 |
| OTHERS | 1,453 |
| SHEEP | 2,618 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,549 |
| SILOS | 80 |
| SUP AM | 22,916 |
| SUP FOR | 18,841 |
| SUP JV | 125 |
| SUP PAT | 11,093 |
| SUP SC | 11,698 |
| SUP TOT | 41,757 |
| SWINE | 513 |
| SWINE KS | 483 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 417 |
| TUR AC | 27 |
| TUR BU | 9,956 |
| TURKEY | 169 |
| WID FEM | 54 |
| WID MALE | 37 |
| WID TOT | 91 |
| WORKING OX | 189 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC182011— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/shipton-qc182011-1891/.