Elmira, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Elmira, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,069. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5366792. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.596°N, 80.563°W.
Population
In 1891, Elmira, Village had a population of 1,069: 528 male and 541 female residents. Population density was 1065.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,069 |
| 1901 | 1,060 |
| 1911 | 1,782 |
| 1921 | 2,016 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Woolwich, 1881 (1.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Elmira, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 211 |
| Number of families | 211 |
| Number of females | 541 |
| Number of males | 528 |
| Number of married females | 172 |
| Number of married males | 174 |
| Number of married persons | 346 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 54 |
| POP F | 541 |
| POP M | 528 |
| POP TOT | 1,069 |
| Total population | 1,069 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 324 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 345 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 669 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,067 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 204 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 103 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 99 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 56 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 148 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 121 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 204 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 50 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 61 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 61 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 143 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 587 |
| Acres of hay crops | 144 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 709 |
| Acres of land in farms | 852 |
| Acres of oats | 128 |
| Acres of potatoes | 27 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 93 |
| BAR AC | 50 |
| BAR BU | 1,478 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,478 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,500 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 559 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,192 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 249 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,566 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,775 |
| CRN BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 144 |
| HAY TONS | 301 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 29 |
| Number of chickens | 1,239 |
| Number of ducks | 31 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 103 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 31 |
| Number of geese | 18 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 15 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 110 |
| Number of milk cows | 92 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 135 |
| Number of other cattle | 55 |
| Number of other fowl | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 123 |
| Number of sheep | 42 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 14 |
| Number of swine | 617 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 362 |
| Number of turkeys | 9 |
| OAT AC | 128 |
| OAT BU | 4,500 |
| PEA BU | 559 |
| POT AC | 27 |
| POT BU | 3,192 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 70 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,385 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 301 |
| WHT AC | 93 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,775 |
| WHT SP BU | 249 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,385 |
| CATTLE KS | 29 |
| CHEESE LB | 200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 324 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 345 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 669 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 20 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 15 |
| DUCKS | 31 |
| FAMILIES | 211 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 70 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 18 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,239 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 110 |
| HOUSES | 204 |
| HOUSES B | 103 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 56 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 121 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 148 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 99 |
| INF 11 A | 123 |
| MD FEM | 172 |
| MD MALE | 174 |
| MD TOT | 346 |
| MILK COWS | 92 |
| NAME CD | Waterloo, North-Nord |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 31 |
| OC P | 103 |
| OC TOT | 135 |
| OTHER FOWL | 23 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 55 |
| OTHERS | 1,067 |
| SHEEP | 42 |
| SHEEP KS | 14 |
| SUP AM | 709 |
| SUP FOR | 143 |
| SUP JV | 61 |
| SUP PAT | 61 |
| SUP SC | 587 |
| SUP TOT | 852 |
| SWINE | 617 |
| SWINE KS | 362 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 204 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 5,566 |
| TURKEY | 9 |
| WID FEM | 45 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 54 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5366792
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmira,_Ontario
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Elmira, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elmira-village-on123002-1891/.