Windsor, Town—Ville, Ontario (1861–1881)
Windsor, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in 3 censuses between 1861 and 1881. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q182625, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years. Population grew substantially across the period (from 2,501 in 1861 to 6,561 in 1881).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from Sandwich, Town—Ville in 1861
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,501 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 4,253 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 6,561 | View 1881 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bennett Smith | 1808–1886 | died here |
| Joseph Taylor Marks | 1858–1932 | born here |
| Gordon Morton McGregor | 1873–1922 | born here |
| Ellen Gertrude Cornish | 1877–1933 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON181013— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q182625
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor_(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.