Elora, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Elora, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,304. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5367201. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.686°N, 80.424°W.
Population
In 1891, Elora, Village had a population of 1,304: 624 male and 680 female residents. Population density was 1300.0 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Elora, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 277 |
| Number of families | 277 |
| Number of females | 680 |
| Number of males | 624 |
| Number of married females | 204 |
| Number of married males | 204 |
| Number of married persons | 408 |
| Number of widowed females | 64 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 82 |
| POP F | 680 |
| POP M | 624 |
| POP TOT | 1,304 |
| Total population | 1,304 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 412 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 402 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 814 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,304 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 272 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 70 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 59 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 143 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 193 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 73 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 153 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 272 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 41 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 94 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 408 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 544 |
| Acres of hay crops | 207 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,046 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,062 |
| Acres of oats | 126 |
| Acres of potatoes | 34 |
| Acres of turnips | 21 |
| Acres of wheat | 41 |
| BAR AC | 41 |
| BAR BU | 1,300 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,300 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,185 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 495 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,934 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 795 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,649 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 100 |
| HAY AC | 207 |
| HAY TONS | 421 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 20 |
| Number of chickens | 1,545 |
| Number of ducks | 45 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 171 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 81 |
| Number of geese | 30 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 18 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 123 |
| Number of milk cows | 113 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 252 |
| Number of other cattle | 102 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 244 |
| Number of sheep | 127 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 49 |
| Number of swine | 205 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 188 |
| Number of turkeys | 14 |
| OAT AC | 126 |
| OAT BU | 5,185 |
| PEA BU | 495 |
| POT AC | 34 |
| POT BU | 4,934 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 347 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 165 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,779 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 421 |
| WHT AC | 41 |
| WHT FALL BU | 100 |
| WHT SP BU | 795 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,779 |
| CATTLE KS | 20 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 412 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 402 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 814 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 347 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 18 |
| DUCKS | 45 |
| FAMILIES | 277 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 165 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 30 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,545 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 123 |
| HOUSES | 272 |
| HOUSES B | 70 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 50 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 193 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 59 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 153 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 73 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 143 |
| INF 11 A | 244 |
| MD FEM | 204 |
| MD MALE | 204 |
| MD TOT | 408 |
| MILK COWS | 113 |
| NAME CD | Wellington, Centre |
| OC F | 81 |
| OC P | 171 |
| OC TOT | 252 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 102 |
| OTHERS | 1,304 |
| SHEEP | 127 |
| SHEEP KS | 49 |
| SUP AM | 1,046 |
| SUP FOR | 16 |
| SUP JV | 94 |
| SUP PAT | 408 |
| SUP SC | 544 |
| SUP TOT | 1,062 |
| SWINE | 205 |
| SWINE KS | 188 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 272 |
| TUR AC | 21 |
| TUR BU | 6,649 |
| TURKEY | 14 |
| WID FEM | 64 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 82 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON126002— 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 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). "Elora, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elora-village-on126002-1891/.