Lévis, C, Quebec (1881–1921)
Lévis, C was a city in Quebec, recorded in 5 censuses between 1881 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q139208, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- incorporates territory from Lévis, Notre Dame Ward—Quartier in 1881
- incorporates territory from Lévis, Lauzon Ward—Quartier in 1881
- incorporates territory from Lévis, St. Laurent Ward—Quartier in 1881
- incorporates territory from Notre-Dame de la Victoire in 1921
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 7,597 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 7,301 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 7,783 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 7,452 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 10,470 | 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 15 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ignace Bourget | 1799–1885 | born here |
| Joseph-David Déziel | 1806–1882 | died here |
| Jean-Baptiste Thibault | 1810–1879 | born here |
| François-Xavier Lemieux | 1811–1864 | born and died here |
| George Couture | 1824–1887 | died here |
| George Taylor Davie | 1828–1907 | died here |
| Joseph-Godric Blanchet | 1829–1890 | died here |
| Benjamin Paquet | 1832–1900 | born here |
| Charles William Carrier | 1839–1887 | died here |
| Louis Fréchette | 1839–1908 | born here |
| Louis-Nazaire Bégin | 1840–1925 | born here |
| Joseph Roy, dit Desjardins | 1854–1920 | born and died here |
| Dorimène Desjardins | 1858–1932 | died here |
| Joseph-Edmond Roy | 1858–1913 | born and died here |
| Alfred Pampalon | 1867–1896 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC066014— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q139208
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9vis
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9vis
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.