St. Hilaire, VL, Quebec (1851–1921)
St. Hilaire, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in 8 censuses between 1851 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q112912275, 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 1,520 in 1851 to 522 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- later split into St. Hilaire in 1921
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,520 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 1,589 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 1,208 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 1,383 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 1,251 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,275 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 1,309 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 522 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| T. E. Campbell | 1809–1872 | died here |
| Gédéon Ouimet | 1823–1905 | died here |
| Louis-Onésime Loranger | 1837–1917 | died here |
| Arsène Bessette | 1873–1921 | born here |
| Paul-Émile Borduas | 1905–1960 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC085016— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q112912275
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.