Eramosa, Ontario (1911 census)
Eramosa was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,487. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261403. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.657°N, 80.210°W.
Population
In 1911, Eramosa had a population of 2,487: 1,299 male and 1,188 female residents. Population density was 33.6 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Eramosa shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 47,424 area in acres, 2,487 total population, 1,299 males in the population, 1,188 females in the population, 781 single (never-married) males, 647 single (never-married) females, 571 families, 471 married males, 467 married females, 74.10 area in square miles, 72 widowed females, 42 widowed males, 33.56 population per square mile, 4 males with marital status not given, 1 divorced females, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated males. 2,705 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,040 persons of British origin (English), 804 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 561 persons of British origin (Irish), 36 persons of Dutch origin, 27 persons of German origin, 7 persons of French origin, 6 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Italian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 961 Presbyterians, 611 Methodists, 251 Disciples of Christ, 216 Roman Catholics, 211 Anglicans (Church of England), 179 Congregationalists, 23 Friends (Quakers), 11 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 9 Baptists, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 Brethren, 3 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 569 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| James J. (James Jerome) Hill | 1838–1916 | died here |
| Lydia Elizabeth Hall | 1864–1916 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON134001— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/eramosa-on134001-1911/.