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St. Alexis, Quebec (1861–1911)
St. Alexis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 6 censuses between 1861 and 1911. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q3461722, 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 St. Alexis in 1921
- later split into St. Alexis, VL in 1921
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,500 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 1,360 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 1,245 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 1,231 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,153 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 1,329 | View 1911 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC176002— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q3461722
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Alexis,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Alexis_(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.