Whitby, Ontario (1911–1921)
Whitby was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in 2 censuses between 1911 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q7994182, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,875 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 3,119 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Dryden | 1840–1909 | born here |
| Caroline Sophia Brown | 1862–1936 | died here |
| Donald Grant Creighton | 1902–1979 | died here |
| George Parkin Grant | 1918–1988 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133010_1911— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q7994182
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitby_Township
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.