St. Catharines, C, Ontario (1881–1921)
St. Catharines, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in 4 censuses between 1881 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q126805, 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 9,631 in 1881 to 19,881 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from St. Catharines c in 1921
- incorporates territory from St. Catherines, Town—Ville in 1881
Descendant places
- merged into St. Catharines c in 1911
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 9,631 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 9,170 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 9,946 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1921 | 19,881 | 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 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Parke | 1793–1864 | died here |
| George Nicholas Oille | 1817–1883 | died here |
| Theophilus Mack | 1820–1881 | died here |
| Thomas Rodman Merritt | 1824–1906 | died here |
| Patrick Joseph Larkin | 1829–1900 | died here |
| Mary Agnes Snively | 1847–1933 | born here |
| William Hamilton Merritt | 1855–1918 | born here |
| Reuben Wells Leonard | 1860–1930 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126009— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q126805
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Catharines
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Catharines
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.