Eramosa, Ontario (1891 census)
Eramosa was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,116. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261403. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.657°N, 80.210°W.
Population
In 1891, Eramosa had a population of 3,116: 1,538 male and 1,578 female residents. Population density was 41.0 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Eramosa shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 177 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 604 |
| Number of families | 604 |
| Number of females | 1,578 |
| Number of males | 1,538 |
| Number of married females | 483 |
| Number of married males | 484 |
| Number of married persons | 967 |
| Number of widowed females | 78 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| Number of widowed persons | 122 |
| POP F | 1,578 |
| POP M | 1,538 |
| POP TOT | 3,116 |
| Total population | 3,116 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,017 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,010 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,027 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,116 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 597 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 57 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 153 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 386 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 419 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 176 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 332 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 598 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,055 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 609 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,263 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,717 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 30,278 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,865 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 37,150 |
| Acres of land in farms | 44,867 |
| Acres of oats | 6,863 |
| Acres of potatoes | 457 |
| Acres of turnips | 1,572 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,624 |
| BAR AC | 2,055 |
| BAR BU | 52,120 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 52,120 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 308 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 753 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 195,350 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 56,426 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 52,375 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 611 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 23,694 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 618,450 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 17,727 |
| BWT BU | 308 |
| CRN BU | 753 |
| HAY AC | 5,865 |
| HAY TONS | 10,161 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,907 |
| Number of chickens | 18,128 |
| Number of ducks | 727 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 386 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 151 |
| Number of geese | 1,846 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 528 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,345 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,609 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 539 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,706 |
| Number of other fowl | 33 |
| Number of oxen | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 128 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 168 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 186 |
| Number of sheep | 4,117 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,940 |
| Number of swine | 4,745 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 4,385 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,371 |
| OAT AC | 6,863 |
| OAT BU | 195,350 |
| PEA BU | 56,426 |
| POT AC | 457 |
| POT BU | 52,375 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,800 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 17,027 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,053 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 147,725 |
| RYE BU | 611 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,161 |
| WHT AC | 2,624 |
| WHT FALL BU | 17,727 |
| WHT SP BU | 23,694 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 128 |
| A 11 50 | 38 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 168 |
| BEN BU | 36 |
| BUTTER LB | 147,725 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,907 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,800 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,017 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,010 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,027 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 17,027 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 528 |
| DUCKS | 727 |
| FAMILIES | 604 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,053 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 1,846 |
| GRA BU | 32 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 18,128 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,345 |
| HOUSES | 597 |
| HOUSES B | 57 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 39 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 71 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 83 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 419 |
| HOUSES S | 153 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 332 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 53 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 176 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 386 |
| INF 11 A | 186 |
| MD FEM | 483 |
| MD MALE | 484 |
| MD TOT | 967 |
| MILK COWS | 1,609 |
| NAME CD | Wellington, South-Sud |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 151 |
| OC P | 386 |
| OC TOT | 539 |
| OTHER FOWL | 33 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,706 |
| OTHERS | 3,116 |
| SHEEP | 4,117 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,940 |
| SUP AM | 37,150 |
| SUP FOR | 7,717 |
| SUP JV | 609 |
| SUP PAT | 6,263 |
| SUP SC | 30,278 |
| SUP TOT | 44,867 |
| SWINE | 4,745 |
| SWINE KS | 4,385 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 598 |
| TUR AC | 1,572 |
| TUR BU | 618,450 |
| TURKEY | 1,371 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 78 |
| WID MALE | 44 |
| WID TOT | 122 |
| WORKING OX | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON128001— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/eramosa-on128001-1891/.