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Year: 1861  |  Province: Ontario  |  Wikidata: Q3492596

Erin, Ontario (1861 census)

Erin was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 4,948. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3492596. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.745°N, 80.114°W.

Population

In 1861, Erin had a population of 4,948: 2,566 male and 2,382 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

YearPopulation
18513,590
18614,948
18715,326
18815,121

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Erin shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 179 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 4,948 total population, 2,566 males, 2,382 females, Male members of the family who are present: 2,379, Female members of the family who are present: 2,297, 1,725 single males, 1,553 single females, 782 married males, 771 married females, 507 males attending school, 401 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 187, 109 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 85, 72 adult males unable to read or write, 71 adult females unable to read or write, 70 female births, 59 widowed males, 58 widowed females, 2 blind males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 blind females, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 323 single males aged 10 to 15, 315 females aged 5 to 10, 311 single males aged 20 to 30, 298 single males aged 15 to 20, 295 males aged 5 to 10, 280 single females aged 10 to 15, 256 married males aged 30 to 40, 250 single females aged 15 to 20, 240 married females aged 30 to 40, 235 married females aged 20 to 30, 197 single females aged 20 to 30, 164 married males aged 20 to 30, 135 married males aged 40 to 50, 120 married females aged 40 to 50, 110 married males aged 60 to 70, 95 females aged 1 to 2, 95 males aged 1 to 2, 85 females aged 2 to 3, 80 married males aged 50 to 60, 75 females age 3 to 4, 70 females aged 4 to 5, 70 males aged 2 to 3, 70 married females aged 60 to 70, 69 married females aged 50 to 60, 66 males aged 3 to 4, 61 single males aged 30 to 40, 60 males aged 4 to 5, 39 single females aged 30 to 40, 35 married males aged 70 to 80, 28 single females aged 40 to 50, 27 single females aged 50 to 60, 21 married females aged 70 to 80, 20 females of unknown age, 19 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 15 males of unknown age, 15 married females aged 15 to 20, 14 single males aged 50 to 60, 13 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 13 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 2 married males aged 90 to 100, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 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 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,100 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 842 persons originating in Scotland, 531 persons originating in Ireland, 329 persons originating in England or Wales, 65 persons originating in the United States, 34 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 25 French Canadians, 17 negroes or coloured persons, 12 persons whose origin is unknown, 9 female negroes or coloured persons, 8 male negroes or coloured persons, 4 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 1 persons originating in France. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,248,974 value farms (dollars), $233,081 value all livestock, 141,420 bushels of spring wheat, 113,595 bushels of turnips, 98,320 bushels of potatoes, 98,031 bushels of oats, 91,125 pounds of homemade butter, $84,155 value horses aged over 3 years, 60,753 acres of land in farms, $49,441 value farm implements in dollars, 46,352 pounds of maple sugar, 41,742 bushels of winter wheat, 35,868 bushels of peas, 32,743 acres of farmland under cultivation, 28,010 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 20,127 acres of farmland under crops, 15,392 pounds of wool produced on farms, 12,492 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,262 acres of spring wheat, 8,164 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 5,867 swine, 4,935 sheep, 3,482 acres of oats, 2,990 bushels of barley, 2,965 tons of hay, 2,271 calves and heifers, 2,103 bushels of carrots, 1,926 acres of peas, 1,896 acres of winter wheat, 1,771 milk cows, 1,415 barrels of pork, $1,153 value garden and orchard crops, 1,072 horses aged over 3 years, 695 occupants of farms, 684 bulls, oxen, or steers, 625 acres of potatoes, 600 bushels of buckwheat, 465 pounds of flax or hemp, 428 acres of turnips, 419 horses aged 3 years and under, 373 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 312 barrels of beef, 157 bushels of beans, 155 bushels of rye, 135 acres of barley, 124 acres of farmland in gardens, 122 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 107 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 100 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 68 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 56 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 51 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 45 pounds of hops, 44 acres of buckwheat, 20 bushels of corn, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 6 acres of rye, 1 acres of corn. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 8,320 yards of flannel, $7,433 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,868 yards of fulled cloth, 125 carriages for pleasure, 75 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 20 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 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. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

Sources

Census tabulations from the 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/erin-on103005-1861/.