Elora, Village, Ontario (1901 census)
Elora, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,187. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5367201. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.686°N, 80.424°W.
Population
In 1901, Elora, Village had a population of 1,187: 585 male and 602 female residents. Population density was 1183.3 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Elora, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 279 |
| Number of females | 602 |
| Number of males | 585 |
| Number of married females | 206 |
| Number of married males | 206 |
| Number of single females | 347 |
| Number of single males | 353 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| POP F | 602 |
| POP M | 585 |
| POP TOT | 1,187 |
| Total population | 1,187 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 279 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 750 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 750 |
| FAMILIES | 279 |
| HOUSES | 279 |
| MARRIED F | 206 |
| MARRIED M | 206 |
| SINGLE F | 347 |
| SINGLE M | 353 |
| WIDOWED F | 49 |
| WIDOWED M | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON124002— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elora-village-on124002-1901/.