Hull, Quebec (1851–1911)
Hull was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 7 censuses between 1851 and 1911. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q2995979, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- later split into Hull E. in 1921
- later split into Hull W.-O. in 1921
- later split into Hull S. in 1921
- later split into Deschênes, VL in 1921
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,811 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 3,711 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 8,318 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 4,162 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 4,325 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 3,887 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 3,626 | View 1911 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 7 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 Stoughton Dennis | 1820–1885 | died here |
| Alonzo Wright | 1821–1894 | born and died here |
| Robert Bell | 1821–1873 | died here |
| John Allan Snow | 1824–1888 | born here |
| Ezra Butler Eddy | 1827–1906 | died here |
| Lanctot | 1838–1877 | died here |
| Alfred Rochon | 1847–1909 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC205010— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q2995979
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hull,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hull_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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.