St. Boniface, C, Manitoba (1891–1921)
St. Boniface, C was a city in Manitoba, recorded in 3 censuses between 1891 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q1004192, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years. Population grew substantially across the period (from 1,553 in 1891 to 12,821 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from St. Boniface in 1891
- split off from 104 townships in 1921
Descendant places
- merged into 104 townships in 1911
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,553 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 2,019 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1921 | 12,821 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 17 people connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Baptiste Lagimonière | 1778–1855 | died here |
| Marie-Anne Lajimonière | 1780–1875 | died here |
| Joseph-Norbert Provencher | 1787–1853 | died here |
| Louis Riel, Sr. | 1817–1864 | died here |
| Damase Dandurand | 1819–1921 | died here |
| Marc-Amable Girard | 1822–1892 | died here |
| Alexandre-Antonin Taché | 1823–1894 | died here |
| Teresa McDonell | 1833–1917 | died here |
| Charles Nolin | 1837–1907 | born here |
| Ambroise-Dydime Lépine | 1840–1923 | born and died here |
| Joseph-Azarie Sénécal | 1841–1917 | died here |
| Alphonse-Alred-Clément La Rivière | 1842–1925 | died here |
| Louis Riel | 1844–1885 | born here |
| T.-Alfred (Thomas-Alfred) Bernier | 1844–1908 | died here |
| John Hines | 1850–1931 | died here |
| Adrien-Gabriel Morice | 1859–1938 | died here |
| Gabrielle Roy | 1909–1983 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB160012— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q1004192
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Boniface,_Winnipeg
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Boniface_(Manitoba)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.