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St. Marcel, Quebec (1861–1921)
St. Marcel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 7 censuses between 1861 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q112912558, 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 1,213 in 1861 to 784 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from St. Aimé in 1861
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,213 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 1,222 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 1,330 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 1,169 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 942 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | — | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 784 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082005_1861— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q112912558
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.