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Yarmouth, Ontario (1851–1921)
Yarmouth was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in 8 censuses between 1851 and 1921.
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- later split into Port Stanley, VL in 1881
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,288 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 6,166 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 5,563 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 5,575 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 5,471 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 5,089 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 5,217 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 5,212 | 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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| William Wilson Hilborn | 1849–1921 | born here |
| George John Blewett | 1873–1912 | born here |
| Mitchell Frederick Hepburn | 1896–1953 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109007_1881_1921— 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.