Boucherville, Quebec (1881–1921)
Boucherville was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 5 censuses between 1881 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q141924, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from Boucherville in 1881
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 785 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 995 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 976 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 969 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 1,050 | 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 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Xavier Malhiot | 1781–1854 | died here |
| Jean Baptiste Réné Hertel de Rouville | 1789–1859 | died here |
| Louis Lacoste | 1798–1878 | born and died here |
| Bonaventure Viger | 1804–1877 | born here |
| Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine | 1807–1864 | born here |
| Sicotte | 1812–1889 | born here |
| Eusèbe Senécal | 1833–1902 | born here |
| Sir Alexandre Lacoste | 1842–1923 | born here |
| Amanda Viger | 1845–1906 | born here |
| Étienne Desmarteau | 1873–1905 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC046001_1881— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q141924
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boucherville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boucherville
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.