Garden Island, Village, Ontario (1871–1911)
Garden Island, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in 5 censuses between 1871 and 1911. Population declined across the period (from 762 in 1871 to 150 in 1911).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from Wolfe Island in 1871
Descendant places
- merged into Wolfe Island & Garden Island in 1921
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 762 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 495 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 412 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 242 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 150 | 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dileno Dexter Calvin | 1798–1884 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON069018— 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.