Dresden, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881–1921)
Dresden, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in 5 censuses between 1881 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q1258446, 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 1,979 in 1881 to 1,339 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from Camden in 1881
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,979 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 2,058 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,613 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 1,551 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 1,339 | 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 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.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Josiah Henson | 1789–1883 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121015— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q1258446
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresden,_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.