Nicolet (St. Jean Baptiste), Quebec (1911–1921)
Nicolet (St. Jean Baptiste) was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 2 censuses between 1911 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q141595, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,108 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 1,077 | 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph-Norbert Provencher | 1787–1853 | born here |
| Amable Gauthier | 1792–1873 | born here |
| Jean-Baptiste Proulx | 1793–1856 | born and died here |
| Joseph-Octave Beaubien | 1824–1877 | born here |
| Aurélie Crépeau | 1833–1910 | died here |
| Elphège Gravel | 1838–1904 | died here |
| Napoléon Legendre | 1841–1907 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078003— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q141595
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolet,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolet
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.