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St. Laurent, Quebec (1851–1911)
St. Laurent was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 7 censuses between 1851 and 1911.
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- later split into St. Laurent, par. in 1921
- later split into Youville in 1911
- later split into Cartierville vl in 1911
- later split into Présentation de la Ste. Vierge in 1901
- later split into St. Laurent, T-V in 1891
- later split into Mount Royal, T-V in 1921
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,623 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 2,906 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 2,911 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 3,084 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 1,993 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 2,341 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | — | View 1911 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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Baptiste Saint-Germain | 1788–1863 | died here |
| Alfred Duclos de Celles | 1843–1925 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC162008_1911— 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.