Otonabee, Ontario (1851–1911)
Otonabee was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in 7 censuses between 1851 and 1911. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q115262520, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- later split into Ashburton in 1861
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,872 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 4,261 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 3,992 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 4,013 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 3,652 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 3,456 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 3,287 | View 1911 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 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander McDonell | 1786–1861 | died here |
| Frances Browne | 1794–1872 | died here |
| Wilson Seymour Conger | 1804–1864 | died here |
| Samuel Dickson | 1810–1870 | died here |
| Charles Pedley | 1820–1872 | died here |
| Eliza Jane Creighton | 1840–1929 | born here |
| Sir Joseph Wesley Flavelle | 1858–1939 | born here |
| Jessie Knox Munro | 1861–1923 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON112007_1911— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q115262520
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.