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Preston, Village, Ontario (1851–1901)
Preston, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in 6 censuses between 1851 and 1901. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q7241810, 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 | 1,180 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 1,538 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 1,408 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 1,419 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 1,843 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 2,308 | 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_ON122006— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q7241810
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston,_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.