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Harriston, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881–1921)
Harriston, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in 5 censuses between 1881 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q5666261, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,772 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 1,687 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,637 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 1,491 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 1,263 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary lineage
Successors
- later split into Minto in 1881
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152014— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q5666261
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriston,_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.