Etobicoke, Ontario (1851–1911)
Etobicoke was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in 7 censuses between 1851 and 1911. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q1020159, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- later split into Mimico vl in 1911
- later split into Weston, Village in 1891
- later split into New Toronto, T-V in 1921
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,483 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 3,503 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 2,985 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 2,976 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 4,557 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 4,413 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 6,193 | View 1911 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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| William Holmes Howland | 1844–1893 | born here |
| Malcolm Smith Mercer | 1859–1916 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON136001_1911— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q1020159
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etobicoke
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etobicoke
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.