Eramosa, Ontario (1871 census)
Eramosa was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,758. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261403. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.657°N, 80.210°W.
Population
In 1871, Eramosa had a population of 3,758: 1,934 male and 1,824 female residents. Population density was 49.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,350 |
| 1861 | 3,604 |
| 1871 | 3,758 |
| 1881 | 3,611 |
| 1891 | 3,116 |
| 1901 | 2,705 |
| 1911 | 2,487 |
| 1921 | 2,333 |
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, Eramosa shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 648 |
| Number of females | 1,824 |
| Number of males | 1,934 |
| Number of married females | 540 |
| Number of married males | 542 |
| Number of married persons | 1,082 |
| Number of widowed females | 79 |
| Number of widowed males | 40 |
| Number of widowed persons | 119 |
| Total population | 3,758 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,205 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,352 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,557 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 641 |
| Number of occupied houses | 641 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 21,718 |
| BWT BU | 478 |
| CRN BU | 113 |
| HAY AC | 5,022 |
| HAY TONS | 7,641 |
| OAT BU | 87,340 |
| PEA BU | 52,348 |
| POT AC | 389 |
| POT BU | 62,728 |
| RYE BU | 22 |
| Total area (acres) | 46,030 |
| WHT SP BU | 46,133 |
| WHT WTR BU | 8,209 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4,538 |
| AREA | 46,030 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 34 |
| CD | 34 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 648 |
| FEMALE | 1,824 |
| GRA BU | 156 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 641 |
| INHABITED | 641 |
| MALE | 1,934 |
| MARRIED F | 540 |
| MARRIED M | 542 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,082 |
| POPULATION | 3,758 |
| ROOT BU | 8,760 |
| SINGLE F | 1,205 |
| SINGLE M | 1,352 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,557 |
| TUR BU | 680,681 |
| UNINHABITED | 32 |
| WIDOWED F | 79 |
| WIDOWED M | 40 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 119 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON034005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261403
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). "Eramosa, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/eramosa-on034005-1871/.