St. Vincent de Paul, Quebec (1851–1921)
St. Vincent de Paul was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 6 censuses between 1851 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q112912862, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- incorporates territory from St. Vincent de Paul vl in 1921
- incorporates territory from St. Vincent de Paul, College in 1871
- incorporates territory from St. Vincent de Paul, Convent in 1871
Descendant places
- later split into St. Vincent de Paul, Convent in 1861
- later split into St. Vincent de Paul, College in 1861
- later split into St. Vincent de Paul vl in 1901
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,385 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 2,422 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 2,320 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 2,492 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 2,519 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1921 | 3,571 | 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 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Janvier-Domptail Lacroix | 1778–1856 | born here |
| Pierre Gamelin | 1789–1856 | born here |
| Vincent Chartrand | 1795–1863 | born and died here |
| Sabrevois de Bleury | 1798–1862 | died here |
| Césaire Germain | 1808–1874 | born and died here |
| Joseph du Sacré-Coeur | 1823–1902 | born here |
| Joseph Tassé | 1848–1895 | born here |
| Pierre-Évariste LeBlanc | 1853–1918 | born here |
| Alexandre Fraser | 1881–1932 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC076046— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q112912862
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.