St. Jacques, VL, Quebec (1851–1921)
St. Jacques, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in 8 censuses between 1851 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q112912312, 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 4,759 in 1851 to 1,332 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- incorporates territory from Convent of Ste. Anne in 1871
Descendant places
- later split into Ste. Marie Salomée in 1891
- later split into Convent of Ste. Anne in 1861
- later split into St. Jacques de l'Achigan in 1921
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,759 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 3,254 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 2,754 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 2,975 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 2,423 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 2,580 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | — | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 1,332 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| F. (Francis) Cassidy | 1827–1873 | born here |
| Médéric Foucher | 1838–1909 | died here |
| Jean-Louis Légaré | 1841–1918 | born here |
| Zacharie Lacasse | 1845–1921 | born here |
| Joseph-Narcisse Dupuis | 1859–1932 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC073015_1921— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q112912312
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.