Vaudreuil, Quebec (1851–1921)
Vaudreuil was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 8 censuses between 1851 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q112912599, 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 3,369 in 1851 to 1,112 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- later split into Como, VL in 1891
- later split into Dorion, T-V in 1901
- later split into St. Lazare in 1881
- later split into Belle Plage, VL in 1921
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,369 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 3,239 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 2,848 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 1,857 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 1,563 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,022 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 1,285 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 1,112 | 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 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| George Pyke | 1775–1851 | died here |
| John Augustus Mathison | 1781–1868 | died here |
| Paul-Loup Archambault | 1787–1858 | died here |
| Robert Unwin Harwood | 1798–1863 | died here |
| François-Xavier Desjardins | 1802–1867 | died here |
| Narcisse Valois | 1811–1880 | born here |
| Salomée Valois | 1830–1906 | born here |
| Ernest John Chambers | 1862–1925 | died here |
| Atala | 1868–1936 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097006_1901— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q112912599
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.