Belmont, Methuen, Ontario (1851–1871)

Belmont, Methuen was a township in Ontario, recorded in 3 censuses between 1851 and 1871. Population grew substantially across the period (from 248 in 1851 to 1,575 in 1871).

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Boundary lineage

Predecessors

• split off from Methuen in 1881
• split off from Belmont in 1881

Identifiers

• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON057006_1851 — assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap
• Wikidata: not yet grounded.

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.