St. Grégoire, Quebec (1851–1891)
St. Grégoire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 5 censuses between 1851 and 1891. Population declined across the period (from 2,750 in 1851 to 1,377 in 1891).
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- merged into St. Grégoire le Grand in 1901
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,750 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 2,581 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 2,342 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 1,751 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 1,377 | View 1891 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Louis-Eusèbe Richard | 1817–1876 | born here |
| saint André Bessette | 1845–1937 | born here |
| Edmond Lareau | 1848–1890 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC157007— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: not yet grounded.
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.