St. Colomb de Sillery, Quebec (1881–1921)
St. Colomb de Sillery was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 5 censuses between 1881 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q3483898, 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 3,277 in 1881 to 2,116 in 1921).
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,277 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 2,663 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 2,069 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 1,969 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 2,116 | 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 15 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 |
|---|---|---|
| George Jehoshaphat Mountain | 1789–1863 | died here |
| William Price | 1789–1867 | died here |
| R.E. (René Édouard) Caron | 1800–1876 | died here |
| John Sharples | 1814–1876 | died here |
| Sir James Macpherson Le Moine | 1825–1912 | died here |
| William Evan Price | 1827–1880 | born and died here |
| Charles-Alphonse-Pantaléon Pelletier | 1837–1911 | died here |
| Sir F. (François) Langelier | 1838–1915 | died here |
| Evan John Price | 1840–1899 | born and died here |
| Philomène Labrecque | 1852–1920 | died here |
| Pierre-Évariste LeBlanc | 1853–1918 | died here |
| Charles Huot | 1855–1930 | died here |
| Louis-Philippe Brodeur | 1862–1924 | died here |
| Marie-Clément Staub | 1876–1936 | died here |
| mère Marie Sainte-Cécile de Rome | 1897–1929 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC081007— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q3483898
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sillery,_Quebec_City
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sillery_(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.