Morrisburg, Village, Ontario (1861–1921)
Morrisburg, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in 7 censuses between 1861 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q11883244, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from Williamsburg in 1861
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 855 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 1,156 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 1,719 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 1,859 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,693 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 1,696 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 1,444 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| James William Cook | 1820–1875 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON107007— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q11883244
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morrisburg,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morrisburg
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.