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Peterborough, Town—Ville, Ontario (1851–1881)
Peterborough, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in 4 censuses between 1851 and 1881. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q776930, 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 2,191 in 1851 to 6,812 in 1881).
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,191 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 3,979 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 4,611 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 6,812 | View 1881 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126001_1881— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q776930
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterborough,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterborough_(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.