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Portsmouth, Village, Ontario (1861–1901)
Portsmouth, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in 5 censuses between 1861 and 1901. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q7232416, 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 892 in 1861 to 1,827 in 1901).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- incorporates territory from Gaol in 1861
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 892 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 1,702 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 1,734 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 1,974 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,827 | View 1901 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON061005— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q7232416
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portsmouth,_Kingston
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.