St. Andrews, Quebec (1861–1921)
St. Andrews was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 7 censuses between 1861 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q111031682, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years. Population declined across the period (from 2,683 in 1861 to 1,585 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- incorporates territory from St. André in 1861
Descendant places
- later split into Carillon, Village in 1891
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,683 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 2,222 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 2,387 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 1,702 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,540 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 1,482 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 1,585 | 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Charles John Forbes | 1786–1862 | died here |
| Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott | 1821–1893 | born here |
| B.J. (Bernard James) Harrington | 1848–1907 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC037011— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q111031682
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Andr%C3%A9-Est
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.