Ste. Marie, Quebec (1851–1871)
Ste. Marie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 3 censuses between 1851 and 1871. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q141420, 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 4,028 in 1851 to 1,698 in 1871).
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- later split into Ste. Angèle in 1871
- later split into Marieville, T-V in 1861
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,028 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 3,721 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 1,698 | View 1871 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-Roch Rolland | 1785–1862 | died here |
| Cyrille Delagrave | 1812–1877 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC123005— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q141420
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marieville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marieville
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.