Vaughan, Ontario (1851–1921)
Vaughan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in 8 censuses between 1851 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q44013, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years. Population declined across the period (from 7,723 in 1851 to 5,080 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- later split into Woodbridge, VL in 1891
- later split into Richmond Hill, VL in 1881
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 7,723 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 7,955 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 7,657 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 6,828 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 5,292 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 4,586 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 4,398 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 5,080 | 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 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Susannah Augusta Stokes | 1805–1923 | died here |
| Mary McLELLAN | 1836–1909 | died here |
| Hugh McKinnon | 1843–1903 | born here |
| Nathaniel Clarke Wallace | 1844–1901 | died here |
| A. E. (Albert Edward) McPhillips | 1861–1938 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154008— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q44013
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaughan
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaughan_(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.