St. Boniface (Shawinigan), Quebec (1891 census)
St. Boniface (Shawinigan) was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,328. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911955. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.525°N, 72.845°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Boniface (Shawinigan) had a population of 1,328: 657 male and 671 female residents. Population density was 30.1 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 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Boniface (Shawinigan) shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 254 |
| Number of families | 254 |
| Number of females | 671 |
| Number of males | 657 |
| Number of married females | 210 |
| Number of married males | 213 |
| Number of married persons | 423 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| POP F | 671 |
| POP M | 657 |
| POP TOT | 1,328 |
| Total population | 1,328 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 438 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 429 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 867 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,323 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 246 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 246 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 21 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 246 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 246 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 53 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 61 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,845 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,559 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,132 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,083 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,038 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,597 |
| Acres of oats | 2,013 |
| Acres of potatoes | 193 |
| Acres of turnips | 26 |
| Acres of wheat | 263 |
| BAR AC | 53 |
| BAR BU | 485 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 485 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,181 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 221 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 22,644 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,121 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,541 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,587 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,381 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 100 |
| BWT BU | 5,181 |
| CRN BU | 221 |
| HAY AC | 2,083 |
| HAY TONS | 2,222 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 174 |
| Number of chickens | 1,491 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 226 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 24 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 86 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 257 |
| Number of milk cows | 623 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 229 |
| Number of other cattle | 440 |
| Number of other fowl | 30 |
| Number of oxen | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 81 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 49 |
| Number of sheep | 1,115 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 506 |
| Number of swine | 436 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 362 |
| Number of turkeys | 10 |
| OAT AC | 2,013 |
| OAT BU | 22,644 |
| PEA BU | 2,121 |
| POT AC | 193 |
| POT BU | 12,541 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 34,104 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 343 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,875 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 34,247 |
| RYE BU | 8 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,222 |
| WHT AC | 263 |
| WHT FALL BU | 100 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,587 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 32 |
| A 11 50 | 56 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 81 |
| BEN BU | 26 |
| BUTTER LB | 34,247 |
| CATTLE KS | 174 |
| CHEESE LB | 34,104 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 438 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 429 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 867 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 343 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 86 |
| FAMILIES | 254 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,875 |
| FRN CA | 1,323 |
| GEESE | 24 |
| GRA BU | 18 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,491 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 257 |
| HOUSES | 246 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 35 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 246 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 29 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 64 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 57 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 246 |
| INF 11 A | 49 |
| MD FEM | 210 |
| MD MALE | 213 |
| MD TOT | 423 |
| MILK COWS | 623 |
| NAME CD | St. Maurice |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 226 |
| OC TOT | 229 |
| OTHER FOWL | 30 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 440 |
| OTHERS | 5 |
| SHEEP | 1,115 |
| SHEEP KS | 506 |
| SUP AM | 9,038 |
| SUP FOR | 8,559 |
| SUP JV | 611 |
| SUP PAT | 2,815 |
| SUP SC | 6,132 |
| SUP TOT | 17,597 |
| SWINE | 436 |
| SWINE KS | 362 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 246 |
| TUR AC | 26 |
| TUR BU | 2,381 |
| TURKEY | 10 |
| WID FEM | 23 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 38 |
| WORKING OX | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC187003— 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 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). "St. Boniface (Shawinigan), Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-boniface-shawinigan-qc187003-1891/.