West Shefford vl, Quebec (1901 census)
West Shefford vl was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 351. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.317°N, 72.656°W.
Population
In 1901, West Shefford vl had a population of 351: 175 male and 176 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 351 |
| 1911 | 363 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Shefford, 1891 (1.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, West Shefford vl 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 | 70 |
| Number of females | 176 |
| Number of males | 175 |
| Number of married females | 70 |
| Number of married males | 75 |
| Number of single females | 98 |
| Number of single males | 95 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| POP F | 176 |
| POP M | 175 |
| POP TOT | 351 |
| Total population | 351 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 70 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 770 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 770 |
| FAMILIES | 70 |
| HOUSES | 70 |
| MARRIED F | 70 |
| MARRIED M | 75 |
| SINGLE F | 98 |
| SINGLE M | 95 |
| WIDOWED F | 8 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC192017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC197018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "West Shefford vl, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/west-shefford-vl-qc192017-1901/.