Shipton, Quebec (1901 census)
Shipton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,810. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244603. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.769°N, 72.008°W.
Population
In 1901, Shipton had a population of 1,810: 963 male and 847 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Shipton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,810 total population, 963 males, 847 females, 600 single males, 492 single females, 357 families, 321 married males, 314 married females, 42 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 349 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 46,316 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC187010— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/shipton-qc187010-1901/.