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 density was 43.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,590 |
| 1861 | 4,948 |
| 1871 | 5,326 |
| 1881 | 5,121 |
| 1891 | 4,048 |
| 1901 | 3,587 |
| 1911 | 3,147 |
| 1921 | 2,797 |
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 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 915 |
| Number of females | 2,580 |
| Number of males | 2,746 |
| Number of married females | 765 |
| Number of married males | 779 |
| Number of married persons | 1,544 |
| Number of widowed females | 118 |
| Number of widowed males | 50 |
| Number of widowed persons | 168 |
| Total population | 5,326 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,697 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,917 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,614 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 913 |
| Number of occupied houses | 913 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 34 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 29,211 |
| BWT BU | 150 |
| CRN BU | 108 |
| HAY AC | 8,271 |
| HAY TONS | 10,947 |
| OAT BU | 109,073 |
| PEA BU | 52,483 |
| POT AC | 865 |
| POT BU | 100,494 |
| RYE BU | 265 |
| Total area (acres) | 74,143 |
| WHT SP BU | 76,245 |
| WHT WTR BU | 29,108 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 9,055 |
| AREA | 74,143 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| CD | 34 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 915 |
| FEMALE | 2,580 |
| GRA BU | 190 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 913 |
| INHABITED | 913 |
| MALE | 2,746 |
| MARRIED F | 765 |
| MARRIED M | 779 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,544 |
| POPULATION | 5,326 |
| ROOT BU | 8,964 |
| SINGLE F | 1,697 |
| SINGLE M | 1,917 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,614 |
| TUR BU | 299,117 |
| UNINHABITED | 34 |
| WIDOWED F | 118 |
| WIDOWED M | 50 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 168 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON034006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152003— 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/.