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St. Pierre, Quebec (1851–1921)
St. Pierre was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 8 censuses between 1851 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q3463183, 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 887 in 1851 to 555 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- later split into Ste. Pétronille de Beaulieu, Village in 1881
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 887 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 1,022 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 1,109 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 763 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 772 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 595 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | — | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 555 | 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_QC075011— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q3463183
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Pierre-de-l%27%C3%8Ele-d%27Orl%C3%A9ans
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Pierre-de-l%27%C3%8Ele-d%27Orl%C3%A9ans
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.