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 35.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 3,818 |
| 1911 | 1,513 |
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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 27,341 area in acres, 1,513 total population, 766 females in the population, 747 males in the population, 478 single (never-married) females, 474 single (never-married) males, 283 families, 256 married females, 254 married males, 42.72 area in square miles, 35.42 population per square mile, 32 widowed females, 19 widowed males. 3,818 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,513 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,513 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 268 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC203004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC203004— 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/.