St. Charles, Quebec (1851–1901)
St. Charles was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 6 censuses between 1851 and 1901. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q3461950, 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. Charles Borromée in 1911
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,309 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 2,176 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 2,159 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 1,989 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 2,076 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 2,085 | 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 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| André Paquet | 1799–1860 | born here |
| Augustin-Norbert Morin | 1803–1865 | born here |
| Jean Chabot | 1806–1860 | born here |
| Auguste Gosselin | 1843–1918 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC141003— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q3461950
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.