Elmira, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Elmira, VL 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, VL had a population of 1,069: 528 male and 541 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,069 total population, 541 females, 528 males, 346 married persons, 211 families, 174 married males, 172 married females, 54 widowed persons, 45 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 669 single persons under 18, 345 single males under 18, 324 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,067 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 204 houses, 204 occupied houses, 148 houses of 2 stories, 121 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 103 houses built of brick, 99 houses built of wood, 56 houses of 1 story, 33 houses of 5 rooms, 22 houses of 4 rooms, 13 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses built of stone, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 9,385 pounds of homemade butter, 5,566 bushels of turnips, 4,500 bushels of oats, 3,192 bushels of potatoes, 1,775 bushels of winter wheat, 1,478 bushels of barley, 1,239 chickens, 852 acres of land in farms, 709 acres of improved land in farms, 617 swine, 587 acres of farmland under crops, 559 bushels of peas, 362 swine slaughtered or sold, 301 tons of hay, 249 bushels of spring wheat, 200 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 144 acres of hay crops, 143 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 135 occupants of farms, 128 acres of oats, 123 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 110 horses aged over 3 years, 103 farm occupants who own their land, 93 acres of wheat, 92 milk cows, 70 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 61 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 61 acres of farmland in pasture, 55 other cattle, 50 acres of barley, 42 sheep, 31 ducks, 31 farm occupants who rent their land, 30 bushels of corn, 29 cattle killed or sold, 27 acres of potatoes, 23 other fowl, 20 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 18 geese, 16 acres of turnips, 15 horses aged 3 years and under, 14 sheep slaughtered or sold, 9 turkeys, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 1 employees on farms, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elmira-vl-on123002-1891/.