Niagara, Township, Ontario (1871–1871)
Niagara, Township was a township in Ontario, recorded in 1 census between 1871 and 1871. 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 trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,093 | View 1871 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 |
|---|---|---|
| William James Withrow | 1868–1917 | born here |
| Andrew Thorburn Thompson | 1870–1939 | born here |
| Duncan Sayre MacInnes | 1870–1918 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON020001— 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.