Embro, VL, Ontario (1881 census)
Embro, VL 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, VL had a population of 616: 314 male and 302 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Embro, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 616 total population, 314 males, 302 females, 196 married persons, 145 families, 99 married females, 97 married males, 41 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 379 single persons under 18, 205 single males under 18, 174 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 143 inhabited houses, 143 occupied houses, 9 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 5,710 bushels of oats, 4,282 bushels of turnips, 2,606 bushels of potatoes, 1,475 bushels of winter wheat, 447 bushels of other root crops, 385 bushels of barley, 315 bushels of corn, 264 tons of hay, 225 bushels of buckwheat, 187 acres of hay crops, 177 bushels of peas and beans, 149 acres of wheat, 53 bushels of spring wheat, 23 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 616 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:
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, VL, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/embro-vl-on166003-1881/.