Joliette, Town—Ville, Quebec (1871–1901)
Joliette, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in 4 censuses between 1871 and 1901. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q141760, 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 St. Charles Borromée in 1871
- incorporates territory from Joliette, Convent in 1871
- incorporates territory from Joliette, College in 1871
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,047 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 3,268 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 3,372 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 4,220 | View 1901 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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joliette | 1789–1850 | died here |
| George-Fréderic-Théophile Baillairgé | 1824–1909 | died here |
| Cyrille Beaudry | 1835–1904 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC158001_1871— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q141760
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joliette
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joliette_(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.