Port Hope, T-V, Ontario (1871–1921)
Port Hope, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in 6 censuses between 1871 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q613870, 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 | 5,114 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 5,585 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 5,042 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 4,188 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 5,092 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 4,456 | 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 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Gummersall Anderson | 1779–1875 | died here |
| Joseph Medlicott Scriven | 1819–1886 | died here |
| Arthur Trefusis Heneage Williams | 1837–1885 | born here |
| Franklin Bates Polson | 1858–1907 | born here |
| Bertha Harmer | 1880–1934 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108008_1911— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q613870
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Hope,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Hope
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.