Augusta, Ontario (1851–1921)
Augusta was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in 8 censuses between 1851 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q4820879, 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 5,154 in 1851 to 3,095 in 1921).
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,154 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 5,562 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 5,163 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 5,096 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 4,534 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 4,166 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 3,390 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 3,095 | 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 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Landon Read | 1787–1857 | born here |
| Henry Sherwood | 1807–1855 | born here |
| Thomas Hurlburt | 1808–1873 | born here |
| W. B. (William Benjamin) Wells | 1809–1881 | born here |
| Timothy Blair Pardee | 1830–1889 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113001— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q4820879
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta_(Ontario)
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.