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Verchères, Quebec (1851–1921)
Verchères was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 8 censuses between 1851 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q2514459, 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 3,063 in 1851 to 946 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- later split into Ste. Théodosie in 1881
- later split into Verchères, VL in 1921
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,063 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 3,210 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 2,739 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 2,308 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 2,040 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,689 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 1,697 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 946 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC098008— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q2514459
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verch%C3%A8res
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verch%C3%A8res
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.