Montmagny, T-V, Quebec (1861–1921)
Montmagny, T-V was a town in Quebec, recorded in 6 censuses between 1861 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q141946, 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 1,650 in 1861 to 4,145 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- incorporates territory from Montmagny t-v in 1921
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,650 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 1,512 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 1,738 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 1,697 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,919 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1921 | 4,145 | 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 8 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 | born here |
| Étienne-Paschal Taché | 1795–1865 | born and died here |
| Félix-Odilon Gauthier | 1808–1876 | died here |
| Louis-Jacques Casault | 1808–1862 | born here |
| Charles-Joseph Coursol | 1819–1888 | died here |
| Joseph-Octave Beaubien | 1824–1877 | died here |
| Eugène-Étienne Taché | 1836–1912 | born here |
| Amable Bélanger | 1846–1919 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC074014_1921— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q141946
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montmagny,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montmagny_(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.