Terrebonne, Town—Ville, Quebec (1861–1921)
Terrebonne, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in 7 censuses between 1861 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q139190, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from Terrebonne, Town—Ville in 1861
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,219 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 836 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 894 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 1,457 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,822 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 1,990 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 2,056 | 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 4 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-Baptiste Proulx | 1808–1881 | died here |
| Victor-Théodule Daubigny | 1836–1908 | died here |
| Alphonse Desjardins | 1841–1912 | died here |
| Joseph-Émile Vanier | 1858–1934 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096021— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q139190
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrebonne,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrebonne
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.