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Wilberforce, Ontario (1851–1871)
Wilberforce was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in 3 censuses between 1851 and 1871. Population grew substantially across the period (from 688 in 1851 to 1,955 in 1871).
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 688 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 1,288 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 1,955 | View 1871 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary lineage
Successors
- merged into Wilberforce & Algona, North—Nord in 1881
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON082007— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: not yet grounded.
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.