Erin, Ontario (1891 census)
Erin was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,048. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3492596. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.744°N, 80.115°W.
Population
In 1891, Erin had a population of 4,048: 2,043 male and 2,005 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Erin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,048 total population, 2,043 males, 2,005 females, 1,284 married persons, 782 families, 642 married females, 642 married males, 145 widowed persons, 100 widowed females, 45 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,619 single persons under 18, 1,356 single males under 18, 1,263 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,048 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 726 houses, 726 occupied houses, 535 houses built of wood, 403 houses of 1 story, 322 houses of 2 stories, 300 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 125 houses built of brick, 109 houses of 3 rooms, 100 houses of 4 rooms, 93 houses of 5 rooms, 65 houses built of stone, 55 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 45 houses of 2 rooms, 21 houses of 1 room, 21 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 492,020 bushels of turnips, 279,428 pounds of homemade butter, 218,548 bushels of oats, 196,294 bushels of potatoes, 90,627 bushels of barley, 84,121 bushels of peas, 72,388 acres of land in farms, 57,752 acres of improved land in farms, 54,057 bushels of spring wheat, 47,571 acres of farmland under crops, 36,713 bushels of winter wheat, 26,310 chickens, 19,406 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 14,636 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,582 tons of hay, 9,246 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,621 acres of oats, 8,383 acres of hay crops, 6,400 acres of wheat, 5,485 swine, 5,214 swine slaughtered or sold, 4,410 sheep, 4,395 other cattle, 4,086 acres of barley, 2,946 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,324 milk cows, 2,197 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2,041 cattle killed or sold, 1,964 horses aged over 3 years, 1,883 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,663 geese, 1,438 acres of potatoes, 1,129 acres of turnips, 1,129 turkeys, 969 horses aged 3 years and under, 935 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 713 occupants of farms, 630 ducks, 589 farm occupants who own their land, 293 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 187 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 181 bushels of buckwheat, 145 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 126 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 123 farm occupants who rent their land, 110 bushels of rye, Capacity of silos (tons): 75, 70 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 60 bushels of corn, 37 bushels of beans, 37 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 26 oxen, 18 other fowl, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON128002— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/erin-on128002-1891/.