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Waterville, Village, Quebec (1881–1921)
Waterville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in 5 censuses between 1881 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q142421, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years. Population grew substantially across the period (from 413 in 1881 to 968 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from Compton in 1881
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 413 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 516 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 576 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 1,054 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 968 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051022— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q142421
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville_(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.