St. Paul, Quebec (1851–1901)
St. Paul was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 6 censuses between 1851 and 1901. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q112912662, 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 2,217 in 1851 to 1,470 in 1901).
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- later split into St. Paul in 1911
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,217 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 2,073 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 1,943 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 1,822 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 1,485 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,470 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Édouard Scallon | 1813–1864 | died here |
| Thomas-Edmond d' Odet d'Orsonnens | 1818–1892 | died here |
| Joseph Michaud | 1822–1902 | died here |
| Cyrille Beaudry | 1835–1904 | born and died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC158013— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q112912662
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.