St. Christophe, Quebec (1871–1921)
St. Christophe was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 5 censuses between 1871 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q112912010, 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 1,287 in 1871 to 696 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- incorporates territory from St. Christophe d’Arthabaska in 1901
Descendant places
- merged into St. Christophe d’Arthabaska in 1891
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,287 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 893 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1901 | 861 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 685 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 696 | 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 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Arthur Dumoulin Cannon | 1877–1939 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038009_1901— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q112912010
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.