Sault Ste. Marie, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891–1901)
Sault Ste. Marie, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in 2 censuses between 1891 and 1901. 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. Population grew substantially across the period (from 991 in 1891 to 7,169 in 1901).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from Sault Ste. Marie in 1891
Descendant places
- later split into Steelton t-v in 1911
- later split into Sault Ste. Marie, C in 1911
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 991 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 7,169 | View 1901 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 |
|---|---|---|
| James Laurence Cotter | 1839–1889 | died here |
| Donald McGillivray | 1857–1900 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON044025— 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.