St. Ignace, Quebec (1851–1921)
St. Ignace was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 8 censuses between 1851 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q138277576, 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 2,143 in 1851 to 764 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- later split into Côteau du Lac, VL in 1911
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,143 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 2,116 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 1,642 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 1,447 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 1,276 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,463 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 830 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 764 | 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 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Wilson | 1808–1877 | born here |
| Georges-René Saveuse de Beaujeu | 1810–1865 | died here |
| Paul Stevens | 1830–1881 | died here |
| Oscar Dunn | 1845–1885 | born here |
| Gaspard Dauth | 1863–1940 | born here |
| Jules Fournier | 1884–1918 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089001_1881— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q138277576
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.