Chapleau, Ontario (1901–1921)

Chapleau was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in 3 censuses between 1901 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q115261082, 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 750 in 1901 to 2,236 in 1921).

Historical lineage

Ancestor places

• split off from Biscotasing, Chapleau, Missanabi, White River, Peninsula & Schreiber in 1901

Descendant places

• later split into Chapleau I R in 1911

Population trajectory across census years

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 1 person 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.

Identifiers

• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON146022 — assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap
• Wikidata: Q115261082

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.