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St. Alexandre, Quebec (1851–1921)
St. Alexandre was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 8 censuses between 1851 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q3461713, 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 2,203 in 1851 to 1,018 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- later split into Notre Dame des Anges in 1861
- later split into St. Alexandre, VL in 1921
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,203 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 2,890 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 3,303 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 3,262 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 2,101 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,608 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | — | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 1,018 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC059001_1861— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q3461713
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Alexandre,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Alexandre_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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.