Varennes, Quebec (1851–1921)
Varennes was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 8 censuses between 1851 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q142014, 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 3,300 in 1851 to 1,394 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- later split into Institutions in 1861
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,300 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 3,153 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 1,952 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 1,789 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 1,599 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,464 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 1,385 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 1,394 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Louis-Joseph Massue | 1786–1869 | born here |
| Augustin de Lisle | 1802–1865 | died here |
| Marc-Amable Girard | 1822–1892 | born here |
| Joseph-Julien Perrault | 1826–1866 | died here |
| Louis-Adélard Senécal | 1829–1887 | born here |
| Louis-Élie Geoffrion | 1853–1923 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC098007— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q142014
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varennes,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varennes_(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.