Elora, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Elora, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,498. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5367201. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.686°N, 80.424°W.
Population
In 1871, Elora, Village had a population of 1,498: 751 male and 747 female residents. Population density was 1493.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,043 |
| 1871 | 1,498 |
| 1881 | 1,387 |
| 1891 | 1,304 |
| 1901 | 1,187 |
| 1911 | 1,197 |
| 1921 | 1,136 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Elora, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 287 |
| Number of females | 747 |
| Number of males | 751 |
| Number of married females | 246 |
| Number of married males | 246 |
| Number of married persons | 492 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| Total population | 1,498 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 460 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 488 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 948 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 278 |
| Number of occupied houses | 278 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 530 |
| HAY AC | 62 |
| HAY TONS | 106 |
| OAT BU | 1,570 |
| PEA BU | 641 |
| POT AC | 30 |
| POT BU | 4,404 |
| Total area (acres) | 918 |
| WHT SP BU | 400 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 44 |
| AREA | 918 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| CD | 34 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 287 |
| FEMALE | 747 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 278 |
| INHABITED | 278 |
| MALE | 751 |
| MARRIED F | 246 |
| MARRIED M | 246 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 492 |
| POPULATION | 1,498 |
| ROOT BU | 262 |
| SINGLE F | 460 |
| SINGLE M | 488 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 948 |
| TUR BU | 9,650 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 41 |
| WIDOWED M | 17 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 58 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON034002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5367201
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elora,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elora
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Elora, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elora-village-on034002-1871/.