St. Boniface (Shawinigan), Quebec (1921 census)
St. Boniface (Shawinigan) was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,042. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911955. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.525°N, 72.846°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Boniface (Shawinigan) had a population of 1,042: 536 male and 506 female residents. Population density was 24.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,328 |
| 1901 | 3,818 |
| 1911 | 1,513 |
| 1921 | 1,042 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, St. Boniface (Shawinigan) shared boundaries with:
- Baie Shawinigan, VL
- Charette
- St. Barnabé
- St. Boniface de Shawinigan, VL
- St. Elie de Caxton
- St. Etienne des Grès
- St. Mathieu du Lac Bellemare
- Ste. Flore
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 14 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 506 |
| POP M | 536 |
| POP TOT | 1,042 |
Other recorded variables (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BRIT ENG | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 3 |
| CAN BORN F | 500 |
| CAN BORN M | 518 |
| EUR FRENCH | 1,023 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 11 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 18 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 7 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,035 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC093005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911955
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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). "St. Boniface (Shawinigan), Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-boniface-shawinigan-qc093005-1921/.