Niagara, Town of, Ontario (1851–1861)
Niagara, Town of was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in 2 censuses between 1851 and 1861. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q448372, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years. Population declined across the period (from 3,340 in 1851 to 2,070 in 1861).
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- later split into Niagara, West Ward—Quartier in 1871
- later split into Niagara, Centre Ward—Quartier in 1871
- later split into Niagara, East Ward—Quartier in 1871
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,340 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 2,070 | View 1861 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 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Brant Clench | 1790–1857 | born here |
| Samuel Peters Jarvis | 1792–1857 | born here |
| James Buchanan Macaulay | 1793–1859 | born here |
| Allan Napier MacNab | 1798–1862 | born here |
| Robert Easton Burns | 1805–1863 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON085008— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q448372
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara-on-the-Lake
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara-on-the-Lake
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.