St. Denis, Quebec (1851–1921)
St. Denis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 8 censuses between 1851 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q112912052, 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 3,260 in 1851 to 1,053 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- later split into St. Denis, VL in 1911
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,260 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 2,674 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 2,463 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 2,286 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 2,250 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,945 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | — | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 1,053 | 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 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre-Marie Mignault | 1784–1868 | born here |
| Édouard Quertier | 1796–1872 | born here |
| Hubert Paré | 1803–1869 | born here |
| Joseph Emery-Coderre | 1813–1888 | born here |
| Joseph-Octave Paré | 1814–1878 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC091006— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q112912052
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.