Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (1871–1871)
Sault Ste. Marie was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in 1 census between 1871 and 1871. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q463165, 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 Sault Ste. Marie, Village in 1871
- incorporates territory from Algoma, District in 1871
Descendant places
- later split into Vankoughnet in 1881
- later split into Dennis in 1881
- later split into Sault Ste. Marie in 1881
- later split into Korah in 1881
- later split into Garden River in 1881
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 871 | View 1871 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 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Prince | 1796–1870 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON089002— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q463165
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sault_Ste._Marie,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sault-Sainte-Marie_(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.