Shipton, Quebec (1911 census)
Shipton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,957. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.769°N, 72.008°W.
Population
In 1911, Shipton had a population of 1,957: 1,025 male and 932 female residents. Population density was 27.2 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Shipton shared boundaries with:
- Asbestos, VL
- Cleveland
- Danville, Village
- Kingsey
- Kingsey Falls
- St. George de Windsor
- Tingwick
- Wotton
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,810 |
| POP F | 932 |
| POP M | 1,025 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 27.04 |
| POP TOT | 1,957 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 98 |
| ANGLICANS | 337 |
| AREA ACRES | 46,316 |
| AREA SQ MI | 72.37 |
| BELGIAN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 522 |
| BRIT IRISH | 186 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 178 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 142 |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 347 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| F MARRIED | 319 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| F SINGLE | 568 |
| F WIDOWED | 40 |
| FAMILIES | 358 |
| FRENCH | 1,039 |
| M MARRIED | 323 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 6 |
| M SINGLE | 655 |
| M WIDOWED | 41 |
| METHODISTS | 153 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 97 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,124 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 26 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC192017— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/shipton-qc192017-1911/.