Woodstock, C, Ontario (1851–1921)
Woodstock, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in 5 censuses between 1851 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q1642364, 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 2,112 in 1851 to 9,935 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from Woodstock c in 1921
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,112 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 3,353 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 3,982 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 5,373 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1921 | 9,935 | 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 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Noad | 1797–1873 | died here |
| Robert Alexander Fyfe | 1816–1878 | died here |
| R. W. W. (Robert William Weir) Carrall | 1837–1879 | born and died here |
| William Lennox Mills | 1846–1917 | born here |
| Wallace Nesbitt | 1858–1930 | born here |
| Robert Alexander Ross | 1865–1936 | born here |
| Isabel Ecclestone Mackay | 1875–1928 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134012— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q1642364
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock_(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.