La Baie, Quebec (1851–1881)
La Baie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 4 censuses between 1851 and 1881. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q112912306, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- later split into La Baie du Febvre in 1891
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,086 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 2,982 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 2,691 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 2,576 | View 1881 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 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antoine Manseau | 1787–1866 | born here |
| Marc-Pascal de Sales Laterrière | 1792–1872 | born here |
| Pierre Beaubien | 1796–1881 | born here |
| L. (Louis) Proulx | 1804–1871 | born here |
| Michel Carrier | 1805–1859 | died here |
| Joseph Provencher | 1843–1887 | born here |
| Edmond Boisvert | 1862–1906 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057005_1851— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q112912306
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.