St. Anselme, Quebec (1851–1921)
St. Anselme was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 8 censuses between 1851 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q112911875, 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 3,022 in 1851 to 1,415 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- later split into St. Anselme, VL in 1921
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,022 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 2,623 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 2,285 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 2,206 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 2,002 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 2,049 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 2,080 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 1,415 | 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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Siméon Gautron | 1808–1859 | died here |
| Louis-Napoléon Larochelle | 1834–1890 | born and died here |
| J.C.K. (Joseph Clovis Kemner) Laflamme | 1849–1910 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053001— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q112911875
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.