Westminster, Ontario (1851–1921)
Westminster was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in 8 censuses between 1851 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q7989101, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,069 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 6,285 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 6,386 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 7,892 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 8,506 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 4,730 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 5,019 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 5,687 | 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 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis O’Brien | 1792–1865 | died here |
| John Wilson | 1807–1869 | died here |
| Archibald Byron Macallum | 1858–1934 | born here |
| Alfred Ernest Ames | 1866–1934 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128013— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q7989101
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster,_Middlesex_County,_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.