Whitby, Town of, Ontario (1861–1861)
Whitby, Town of was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in 1 census between 1861 and 1861. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q386338, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from Whitby in 1861
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,697 | View 1861 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vincent Philip Mayerhoffer | 1784–1859 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON089013— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q386338
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitby,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitby_(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.