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Litchfield, Quebec (1851–1921)
Litchfield was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 6 censuses between 1851 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q3256534, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- incorporates territory from Bryson (Village) & Upper Litchfield in 1901
Descendant places
- later split into Campbells Bay, VL in 1911
- later split into Portage du Fort, VL in 1861
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 756 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 1,044 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 1,243 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,814 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 1,382 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 1,236 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079015— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q3256534
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litchfield,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litchfield_(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.