Embro, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Embro, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 616. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.157°N, 80.912°W.
Population
In 1881, Embro, Village had a population of 616: 314 male and 302 female residents. Population density was 614.1 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Embro, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 145 |
| Number of families | 145 |
| Number of females | 302 |
| Number of males | 314 |
| Number of married females | 99 |
| Number of married males | 97 |
| Number of married persons | 196 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP TOT | 616 |
| Total population | 616 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 174 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 205 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 379 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 143 |
| Number of occupied houses | 143 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 187 |
| Acres of potatoes | 23 |
| Acres of wheat | 149 |
| BAR BU | 385 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 385 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 225 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 315 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,710 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 447 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 177 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,606 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,282 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,475 |
| BWT BU | 225 |
| CRN BU | 315 |
| HAY AC | 187 |
| HAY TONS | 264 |
| OAT BU | 5,710 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 177 |
| POT AC | 23 |
| POT BU | 2,606 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 264 |
| WHT AC | 149 |
| WHT SP BU | 53 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,475 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 174 |
| C UNMD M | 205 |
| C UNMD TOT | 379 |
| D OCC | 143 |
| FEMALE | 302 |
| H INHAB | 143 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| MALE | 314 |
| MD F | 99 |
| MD M | 97 |
| MD TOT | 196 |
| NUMBER CD | 166 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 447 |
| TUR BU | 4,282 |
| WID F | 29 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON166003— 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 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). "Embro, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/embro-village-on166003-1881/.