Cornwall, T-V, Ontario (1911–1921)
Cornwall, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in 2 censuses between 1911 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q956690, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 6,598 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 7,419 | 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 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Fraser | 1776–1862 | died here |
| Philip VanKoughnet | 1790–1873 | died here |
| James G. (James Grant) Chewett | 1793–1862 | born here |
| James McGill Strachan | 1808–1870 | born here |
| John Sandfield Macdonald | 1812–1872 | died here |
| Roderick McLellan | 1842–1907 | died here |
| Sir Donald Alexander MacDonald | 1845–1920 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON145005_1911— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q956690
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornwall,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornwall_(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.