Asbestos, VL, Quebec (1901–1921)

Asbestos, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in 3 censuses between 1901 and 1921. Population grew substantially across the period (from 783 in 1901 to 2,189 in 1921).

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Boundary lineage

Successors

• later split into Shipton in 1901

Identifiers

• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC083013 — assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap
• Wikidata: not yet grounded.

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.