Eramosa, Ontario (1881 census)
Eramosa was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,611. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261403. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.657°N, 80.210°W.
Population
In 1881, Eramosa had a population of 3,611: 1,779 male and 1,832 female residents.
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 1881
In the 1881 census, Eramosa shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,611 total population, 1,832 females, 1,779 males, 1,075 married persons, 648 families, 539 married females, 536 married males, 139 widowed persons, 82 widowed females, 57 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,397 single persons under 18, 1,211 single females under 18, 1,186 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 646 inhabited houses, 646 occupied houses, 5 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 692,616 bushels of turnips, 138,057 bushels of oats, 61,334 bushels of peas and beans, 55,406 bushels of winter wheat, 46,792 bushels of potatoes, 41,390 bushels of barley, 26,479 bushels of spring wheat, 10,352 bushels of other root crops, 7,318 tons of hay, 5,451 acres of wheat, 4,723 acres of hay crops, 3,713 bushels of rye, 449 acres of potatoes, 294 bushels of corn, 130 bushels of buckwheat, 56 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| James Black | 1797–1886 | died here |
| James J. (James Jerome) Hill | 1838–1916 | died here |
| Lydia Elizabeth Hall | 1864–1916 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,611 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:
ON151004— 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 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). "Eramosa, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/eramosa-on151004-1881/.