Ste. Marie, Quebec (1851–1921)
Ste. Marie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 8 censuses between 1851 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q141652, 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 3,263 in 1851 to 1,170 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- later split into Ste. Marie, VL in 1921
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,263 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 3,395 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 3,166 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 2,782 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 2,897 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 2,539 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 2,555 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 1,170 | 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 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| L. (Louis) Proulx | 1804–1871 | died here |
| Joseph-André Taschereau | 1806–1867 | born here |
| Elzéar-Henri Juchereau Duchesnay | 1809–1871 | died here |
| Eléar-Alexandre Taschereau | 1820–1898 | born here |
| Henri Elzéar Taschereau | 1836–1911 | born here |
| Henri-Jules Juchereau Duchesnay | 1845–1887 | born and died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040015— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q141652
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Marie,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Marie_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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.