Sidney, Ontario (1851–1881)
Sidney was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in 4 censuses between 1851 and 1881. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q136480718, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- later split into Trenton, Village in 1861
- later split into Frankford, VL in 1891
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,574 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 5,082 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 5,264 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 4,842 | View 1881 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 |
|---|---|---|
| George Frederick Playter | 1809–1866 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121001— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q136480718
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Township,_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.