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Amherstburg, Town—Ville, Ontario (1851–1921)
Amherstburg, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in 8 censuses between 1851 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q385335, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,880 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 2,360 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 1,936 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 2,672 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 2,279 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 2,222 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 2,560 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 2,769 | 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_ON110017— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q385335
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amherstburg
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amherstburg
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.