Embro, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Embro, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 484. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.157°N, 80.912°W.
Population
In 1871, Embro, Village had a population of 484: 256 male and 228 female residents. Population density was 482.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 551 |
| 1871 | 484 |
| 1881 | 616 |
| 1891 | 627 |
| 1901 | 595 |
| 1911 | 477 |
| 1921 | 460 |
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, Embro, 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 | 104 |
| Number of females | 228 |
| Number of males | 256 |
| Number of married females | 78 |
| Number of married males | 78 |
| Number of married persons | 156 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| Total population | 484 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 131 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 171 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 302 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 104 |
| Number of occupied houses | 104 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 290 |
| CRN BU | 294 |
| HAY AC | 127 |
| HAY TONS | 198 |
| OAT BU | 2,846 |
| PEA BU | 432 |
| POT AC | 14 |
| POT BU | 1,432 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,400 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,109 |
| WHT WTR BU | 20 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 83 |
| AREA | 1,400 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| CD | 14 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 104 |
| FEMALE | 228 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 104 |
| INHABITED | 104 |
| MALE | 256 |
| MARRIED F | 78 |
| MARRIED M | 78 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 156 |
| POPULATION | 484 |
| ROOT BU | 529 |
| SINGLE F | 131 |
| SINGLE M | 171 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 302 |
| TUR BU | 860 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 19 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON014003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Embro, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/embro-village-on014003-1871/.