St. Boniface (Shawinigan), Quebec (1901 census)
St. Boniface (Shawinigan) was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,818. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911955. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.525°N, 72.845°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Boniface (Shawinigan) had a population of 3,818: 2,125 male and 1,693 female residents. Population density was 86.6 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 1901
In the 1901 census, St. Boniface (Shawinigan) shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 674 |
| Number of females | 1,693 |
| Number of males | 2,125 |
| Number of married females | 611 |
| Number of married males | 761 |
| Number of single females | 1,022 |
| Number of single males | 1,321 |
| Number of widowed females | 60 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| POP F | 1,693 |
| POP M | 2,125 |
| POP TOT | 3,818 |
| Total population | 3,818 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 673 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 27,341 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 27,341 |
| FAMILIES | 674 |
| HOUSES | 673 |
| MARRIED F | 611 |
| MARRIED M | 761 |
| SINGLE F | 1,022 |
| SINGLE M | 1,321 |
| WIDOWED F | 60 |
| WIDOWED M | 43 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC198008— 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 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). "St. Boniface (Shawinigan), Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-boniface-shawinigan-qc198008-1901/.