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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244603. 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 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 |
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 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,318 total population, 1,247 males, 1,071 females, 817 married persons, 452 families, 409 married females, 408 married males, 91 widowed persons, 54 widowed females, 37 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,410 single persons under 18, 802 single males under 18, 608 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,453 persons who are not French Canadian, 865 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 417 houses, 417 occupied houses, 394 houses built of wood, 389 houses of 1 story, 216 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 56 houses of 4 rooms, 40 houses of 5 rooms, 34 houses of 3 rooms, 34 uninhabited houses, 33 houses of 2 rooms, 28 houses of 2 stories, 25 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 22 houses built of brick, 10 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 122,645 pounds of homemade butter, 41,825 bushels of potatoes, 41,757 acres of land in farms, 39,848 bushels of oats, 22,916 acres of improved land in farms, 18,841 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,068 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 13,696 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 12,035 bushels of barley, 11,698 acres of farmland under crops, 11,093 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,956 bushels of turnips, 9,051 tons of hay, 8,069 acres of hay crops, 6,142 bushels of spring wheat, 5,423 chickens, 2,958 bushels of buckwheat, 2,618 sheep, 2,549 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2,211 other cattle, 1,789 acres of oats, 1,467 milk cows, 1,088 cattle killed or sold, 710 horses aged over 3 years, 647 bushels of corn, 533 acres of barley, 513 swine, 483 swine slaughtered or sold, 412 acres of wheat, 377 bushels of beans, 370 bushels of peas, 355 occupants of farms, 343 farm occupants who own their land, 279 acres of potatoes, 274 horses aged 3 years and under, 189 oxen, 169 turkeys, 141 geese, 132 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 125 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 106 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 80, 59 ducks, 58 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 33 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 27 acres of turnips, 26 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 18 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 11 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 other fowl, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC182011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC192017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63244603
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/.