Verdun, Village, Quebec (1881–1921)
Verdun, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in 5 censuses between 1881 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q518076, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years. Population grew substantially across the period (from 278 in 1881 to 25,001 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from Montréal, Paroisse in 1881
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 278 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1881 | 1,071 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 296 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,898 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 11,629 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 25,001 | 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 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Calvin Elijah Amaron | 1852–1917 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC076015_1881— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q518076
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdun,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdun_(Montr%C3%A9al)
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.