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St. François, Quebec (1861–1891)
St. François was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 4 censuses between 1861 and 1891. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q3462181, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from St. François in 1861
Descendant places
- later split into St. François in 1901
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,312 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 2,329 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 2,331 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 2,255 | View 1891 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC197005— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q3462181
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Fran%C3%A7ois-du-Lac
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Fran%C3%A7ois-du-Lac
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.