L'Assomption, Quebec (1851–1921)
L'Assomption was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 8 censuses between 1851 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q141754, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years. Population declined across the period (from 3,110 in 1851 to 881 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- later split into St. Gérard Majella in 1911
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,110 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 2,031 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 1,599 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 1,500 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 1,275 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,148 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 892 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 881 | 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 19 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Laurent Leroux | 1759–1855 | born and died here |
| Joseph-Édouard Faribault | 1773–1859 | died here |
| François Antoine Larocque | 1784–1869 | born here |
| Louis-Michel Viger | 1785–1855 | died here |
| Louis-Joseph-Charles Cazeneuve | 1795–1856 | born here |
| Joseph-Ignace Aumond | 1810–1879 | born here |
| Pierre-Urgel Archambault | 1812–1871 | born and died here |
| Louis Archambeault | 1814–1890 | died here |
| Élisabeth Bruyère | 1818–1876 | born here |
| Charles-René-Léonidas d'Irumberry de Salaberry | 1820–1882 | died here |
| Jean-Philippe Rottot | 1825–1910 | born here |
| Joseph Papin | 1825–1862 | born and died here |
| Louis Archambault | 1829–1906 | born here |
| Urgel-Eugène Archambeault | 1834–1904 | born here |
| Louis-Amable Jetté | 1836–1920 | born here |
| Louis-Gustave d' Odet d'Orsonnens | 1842–1905 | born here |
| Edmond-Joseph Bourque | 1843–1921 | born and died here |
| Sir Horace Archambeault | 1857–1918 | born here |
| Alfred Archambeault | 1859–1913 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC065002— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q141754
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Assomption
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Assomption
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.