Erin, Ontario (1871 census)
Erin was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,326. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3492596. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.745°N, 80.114°W.
Population
In 1871, Erin had a population of 5,326: 2,746 male and 2,580 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,590 |
| 1861 | 4,948 |
| 1871 | 5,326 |
| 1881 | 5,121 |
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, Erin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 5,326 total population, 2,746 males, 2,580 females, 1,544 married persons, 915 families, 779 married males, 765 married females, 168 widowed persons, 118 widowed females, 50 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 3,614 single persons under 18, 1,917 single males under 18, 1,697 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 913 inhabited houses, 913 occupied houses, 34 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 74,143 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON034006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3492596
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin_(Ontario)
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). "Erin, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/erin-on034006-1871/.