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St. Martin, par., Quebec (1851–1921)
St. Martin, par. was a parish in Quebec, recorded in 8 censuses between 1851 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q112912565, 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 3,764 in 1851 to 1,515 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- incorporates territory from St. Martin vl in 1921
Descendant places
- later split into St. Martin vl in 1901
- later split into Laval des Rapides, T-V in 1921
- later split into Abord à Plouffe, VL in 1921
- later split into Ste. Dorothée, par. in 1871
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,764 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 4,093 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 2,747 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 2,613 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 2,678 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 2,331 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | — | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 1,515 | 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_QC076044— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q112912565
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.