Oakville, T-V, Ontario (1861–1921)
Oakville, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in 7 censuses between 1861 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q424984, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years. Population grew substantially across the period (from 1,450 in 1861 to 3,298 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from Trafalgar in 1861
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,450 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 1,684 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 1,710 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 1,823 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,643 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 2,372 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 3,298 | 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bartholomew Crannell Beardsley | 1775–1855 | died here |
| George King Chisholm | 1814–1874 | died here |
| Thomas Phillips Thompson (1843-1933) | 1843–1933 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117008_1911— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q424984
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakville,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakville_(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.