Erin, Ontario (1851 census)
Erin was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,590. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3492596. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.745°N, 80.114°W.
Population
In 1851, Erin had a population of 3,590: 1,907 male and 1,683 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 1851
In the 1851 census, Erin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,590 total population, 1,907 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,792, 1,683 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,615, 1,323 single males, 1,067 single females, 585 families, 560 married males, 554 married females, 378 males attending school, 274 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 115, Females present who are not members of the family: 68, 62 widowed females, 59 male births, 54 female births, 24 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 19, Male members of the family who are present: 18, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 286 females aged 5 to 10, 286 males aged 5 to 10, 236 single males aged 10 to 15, 210 married females aged 20 to 30, 209 single females aged 10 to 15, 200 single males aged 20 to 30, 186 single males aged 15 to 20, 174 married males aged 30 to 40, 158 single females aged 15 to 20, 137 married males aged 40 to 50, 136 married females aged 30 to 40, 124 married males aged 20 to 30, 101 married females aged 40 to 50, 86 males aged 1 to 2, 82 females aged 2 to 3, 78 males aged 3 to 4, 74 males under age 1, 73 females aged 1 to 2, 69 married males aged 50 to 60, 66 females age 3 to 4, 64 males aged 4 to 5, 63 married females aged 50 to 60, 62 females under age 1, 61 males aged 2 to 3, 61 single females aged 20 to 30, 57 females aged 4 to 5, 43 married males aged 60 to 70, 28 single males aged 30 to 40, 22 married females aged 60 to 70, 18 married females aged 15 to 20, 15 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 9 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 males of unknown age, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 females of unknown age, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,040 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 685 persons originating in Scotland, 508 persons originating in Ireland, 212 persons originating in England or Wales, 96 persons originating in the United States, 41 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 4 persons originating in all other places, 3 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 66,597 pounds of homemade butter, 62,545 bushels of wheat, 58,958 bushels of oats, 54,952 acres of land in farms, 35,002 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 34,622 pounds of maple sugar, 30,217 bushels of potatoes, 19,950 acres of farmland under cultivation, 13,775 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 12,361 bushels of peas, 11,459 pounds of wool produced on farms, 10,781 acres of farmland in pasture, 10,428 bushels of turnips, 9,005 acres of farmland under crops, 4,476 acres of wheat, 2,994 sheep, 2,657 tons of hay, 2,160 acres of oats, 1,973 swine, 1,925 bushels of barley, 1,917 bushels of buckwheat, 1,468 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,445 milk cows, 1,421 barrels of pork, 1,269 calves and heifers, 940 acres of peas, 665 bushels of rye, 664 horses, 550 occupants of farms, 493 barrels of beef, 331 acres of potatoes, 292 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 236 bushels of corn, 200 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 164 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 141 acres of buckwheat, 96 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 89 bushels of carrots, 81 acres of turnips, 78 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 74 acres of barley, 57 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 47 acres of rye, 41 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 24 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 22 pounds of hops, 17 acres of corn, 5 bushels of beans, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 8,050 yards of flannel, $3,000 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 2,334 yards of fulled cloth, $700 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 4 employees in grist mills, 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills powered by water, 3 saw mills reporting annual production, 2 employees in saw mills, 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries not reporting. 238,500 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 12 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON039001— 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 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/erin-on039001-1851/.