St. Boniface (Shawinigan), Quebec (1911 census)
St. Boniface (Shawinigan) was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,513. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911955. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.524°N, 72.846°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Boniface (Shawinigan) had a population of 1,513: 747 male and 766 female residents. Population density was 34.7 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Boniface de Shawinigan, VL, 1921 (0.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, St. Boniface (Shawinigan) shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,818 |
| POP F | 766 |
| POP M | 747 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 35.42 |
| POP TOT | 1,513 |
Other recorded variables (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA ACRES | 27,341 |
| AREA SQ MI | 42.72 |
| DWELLINGS | 268 |
| F MARRIED | 256 |
| F SINGLE | 478 |
| F WIDOWED | 32 |
| FAMILIES | 283 |
| FRENCH | 1,513 |
| M MARRIED | 254 |
| M SINGLE | 474 |
| M WIDOWED | 19 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,513 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC203004— 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 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). "St. Boniface (Shawinigan), Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-boniface-shawinigan-qc203004-1911/.