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Romney, Ontario (1861–1911)
Romney was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in 6 censuses between 1861 and 1911. Population grew substantially across the period (from 470 in 1861 to 1,815 in 1911).
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 470 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 711 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 1,082 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 1,534 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 2,103 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 1,815 | View 1911 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary lineage
Predecessors
- split off from Wheatley, VL in 1921
Successors
- later split into Romney & Tilbury East in 1861
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON085004— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: not yet grounded.
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.