Gaspé, Village, Quebec (1881–1921)
Gaspé, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in 5 censuses between 1881 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q141903, 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 174 in 1881 to 764 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from Gaspé, S in 1881
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 174 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 307 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 454 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 606 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 764 | 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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Le Boutillier | 1797–1872 | died here |
| William Wakeham | 1844–1915 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056031— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q141903
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasp%C3%A9,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasp%C3%A9_(ville)
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.