Elora, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Elora, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,387. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5367201. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.686°N, 80.424°W.
Population
In 1881, Elora, Village had a population of 1,387: 658 male and 729 female residents. Population density was 1382.7 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Elora, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 276 |
| Number of families | 276 |
| Number of females | 729 |
| Number of males | 658 |
| Number of married females | 211 |
| Number of married males | 208 |
| Number of married persons | 419 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 67 |
| POP TOT | 1,387 |
| Total population | 1,387 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 473 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 428 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 901 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 275 |
| Number of occupied houses | 275 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 121 |
| Acres of potatoes | 39 |
| Acres of wheat | 60 |
| BAR BU | 350 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 350 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,002 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,508 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 974 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,961 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 325 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 24,090 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 390 |
| HAY AC | 121 |
| HAY TONS | 222 |
| OAT BU | 3,002 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 974 |
| POT AC | 39 |
| POT BU | 3,961 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 222 |
| WHT AC | 60 |
| WHT SP BU | 325 |
| WHT WTR BU | 390 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 473 |
| C UNMD M | 428 |
| C UNMD TOT | 901 |
| D OCC | 275 |
| FEMALE | 729 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 275 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| MALE | 658 |
| MD F | 211 |
| MD M | 208 |
| MD TOT | 419 |
| NUMBER CD | 152 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,508 |
| TUR BU | 24,090 |
| WID F | 45 |
| WID M | 22 |
| WID TOT | 67 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON152003— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elora-village-on152003-1881/.