Paris, Village, Ontario (1851–1861)
Paris, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in 2 censuses between 1851 and 1861. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q3305306, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,890 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 2,373 | 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 2 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 Spencer | 1812–1863 | died here |
| Jane Buchan | 1837–1904 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON065007— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q3305306
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_(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.