Embro, VL, Ontario (1871 census)
Embro, VL 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, VL had a population of 484: 256 male and 228 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 484 total population, 256 males, 228 females, 156 married persons, 104 families, 78 married females, 78 married males, 26 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 302 single persons under 18, 171 single males under 18, 131 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 104 inhabited houses, 104 occupied houses, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 1,400 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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, VL, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/embro-vl-on014003-1871/.