Guelph, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871–1881)
Guelph, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in 2 censuses between 1871 and 1881. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q504114, 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 Guelph, City—Cité in 1891
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 6,878 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 9,890 | View 1881 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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Gow | 1818–1886 | died here |
| William Johnston | 1848–1885 | died here |
| John McCrae | 1872–1918 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151003— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q504114
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guelph
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guelph
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.