Embro, VL, Ontario (1861 census)
Embro, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 551. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.157°N, 80.912°W.
Population
In 1861, Embro, VL had a population of 551: 284 male and 267 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Zorra W-O, 1851 (1.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Embro, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 131 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 551 total population, 284 males, 267 females, Male members of the family who are present: 252, Female members of the family who are present: 239, 193 single males, 167 single females, 84 married females, 81 married males, 73 males attending school, 60 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 32, Females present who are not members of the family: 28, 16 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 8 female births, 8 male births. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 38 married females aged 30 to 40, 38 single males aged 10 to 15, 34 males aged 5 to 10, 34 single females aged 10 to 15, 33 single females aged 15 to 20, 31 single males aged 15 to 20, 31 single males aged 20 to 30, 27 females aged 5 to 10, 27 married males aged 30 to 40, 25 married males aged 40 to 50, 24 married females aged 20 to 30, 21 single females aged 20 to 30, 16 married males aged 20 to 30, 15 females aged 4 to 5, 14 married females aged 40 to 50, 12 females age 3 to 4, 12 males aged 2 to 3, 11 females aged 1 to 2, 10 married males aged 50 to 60, 9 males aged 1 to 2, 9 males aged 4 to 5, 8 single males aged 30 to 40, 5 males aged 3 to 4, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 males of unknown age, 4 married females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 females aged 2 to 3, 3 married females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 309 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 182 persons originating in Scotland, 21 persons originating in Ireland, 17 persons originating in England or Wales, 14 persons originating in the United States, 6 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $62,500 value farms (dollars), $8,750 value all livestock, 3,515 bushels of oats, 2,443 bushels of spring wheat, 1,890 bushels of turnips, 1,663 bushels of potatoes, $1,195 value farm implements in dollars, 1,075 bushels of peas, 1,029 acres of land in farms, 940 pounds of homemade butter, 840 bushels of carrots, 717 bushels of winter wheat, 700 pounds of maple sugar, 622 acres of farmland under cultivation, 407 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 395 pounds of wool produced on farms, 375 acres of farmland under crops, 370 gallons of cider, 270 bushels of barley, 246 acres of farmland in pasture, 245 sheep, 190 bushels of corn, 189 swine, 139 tons of hay, 124 acres of spring wheat, 101 milk cows, 93 acres of oats, 65 horses aged over 3 years, 63 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 47 acres of peas, 40 acres of winter wheat, 39 calves and heifers, 30 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 30 bushels of buckwheat, 13 acres of potatoes, 13 barrels of pork, 13 occupants of farms, 12 bushels of beans, 10 acres of turnips, 9 acres of barley, 9 acres of corn, 9 horses aged 3 years and under, 7 barrels of beef, 7 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 1 acres of buckwheat, 1 acres of farmland in gardens. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $952 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 140 yards of flannel, 83 yards of fulled cloth, 21 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 7 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON090004— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/embro-vl-on090004-1861/.