Elora, VL, Ontario (1881 census)
Elora, VL 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, VL had a population of 1,387: 658 male and 729 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,387 total population, 729 females, 658 males, 419 married persons, 276 families, 211 married females, 208 married males, 67 widowed persons, 45 widowed females, 22 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 901 single persons under 18, 473 single females under 18, 428 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 275 inhabited houses, 275 occupied houses, 13 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 24,090 bushels of turnips, 3,961 bushels of potatoes, 3,002 bushels of oats, 1,508 bushels of other root crops, 974 bushels of peas and beans, 390 bushels of winter wheat, 350 bushels of barley, 325 bushels of spring wheat, 222 tons of hay, 121 acres of hay crops, 60 acres of wheat, 39 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Clarke | 1826–1909 | died here |
| Thomas Connon | 1832–1899 | died here |
| C. P. (Charles Pitcher) Clarke | 1857–1924 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,387 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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, VL, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elora-vl-on152003-1881/.