Richmond Hill, VL, Ontario (1881–1921)
Richmond Hill, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in 5 censuses between 1881 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q52998, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from Vaughan in 1881
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 867 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 743 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 629 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 652 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 1,055 | 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| George Lyon | 1858–1938 | born here |
| A. E. (Albert Edward) McPhillips | 1861–1938 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154020— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q52998
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Hill,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Hill
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.