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 density was 33.7 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Erin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 175 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 782 |
| Number of families | 782 |
| Number of females | 2,005 |
| Number of males | 2,043 |
| Number of married females | 642 |
| Number of married males | 642 |
| Number of married persons | 1,284 |
| Number of widowed females | 100 |
| Number of widowed males | 45 |
| Number of widowed persons | 145 |
| POP F | 2,005 |
| POP M | 2,043 |
| POP TOT | 4,048 |
| Total population | 4,048 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,263 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,356 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,619 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,048 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 726 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 125 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 65 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 535 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 21 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 403 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 322 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 109 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 100 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 93 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 300 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 726 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4,086 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 935 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 9,246 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,636 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 47,571 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,383 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 57,752 |
| Acres of land in farms | 72,388 |
| Acres of oats | 8,621 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,438 |
| Acres of turnips | 1,129 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,400 |
| BAR AC | 4,086 |
| BAR BU | 90,627 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 90,627 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 181 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 145 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 218,548 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 84,121 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 196,294 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 110 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 54,057 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 492,020 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 36,713 |
| BWT BU | 181 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 75 |
| CRN BU | 60 |
| HAY AC | 8,383 |
| HAY TONS | 12,582 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,041 |
| Number of chickens | 26,310 |
| Number of ducks | 630 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 589 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 123 |
| Number of geese | 1,663 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 969 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,964 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,324 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 713 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,395 |
| Number of other fowl | 18 |
| Number of oxen | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 187 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 293 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 126 |
| Number of sheep | 4,410 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,197 |
| Number of swine | 5,485 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 5,214 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,129 |
| OAT AC | 8,621 |
| OAT BU | 218,548 |
| PEA BU | 84,121 |
| POT AC | 1,438 |
| POT BU | 196,294 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,946 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 19,406 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,883 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 279,428 |
| RYE BU | 110 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 12,582 |
| WHT AC | 6,400 |
| WHT FALL BU | 36,713 |
| WHT SP BU | 54,057 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 187 |
| A 11 50 | 70 |
| A 201 PL | 37 |
| A 51 100 | 293 |
| BEN BU | 37 |
| BUTTER LB | 279,428 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,041 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,946 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,263 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,356 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,619 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 19,406 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 969 |
| DUCKS | 630 |
| FAMILIES | 782 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,883 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 1,663 |
| GRA BU | 145 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 26,310 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,964 |
| HOUSES | 726 |
| HOUSES B | 125 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 55 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 93 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 100 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 403 |
| HOUSES S | 65 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 300 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 109 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 45 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 322 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 535 |
| INF 11 A | 126 |
| MD FEM | 642 |
| MD MALE | 642 |
| MD TOT | 1,284 |
| MILK COWS | 2,324 |
| NAME CD | Wellington, South-Sud |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 123 |
| OC P | 589 |
| OC TOT | 713 |
| OTHER FOWL | 18 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,395 |
| OTHERS | 4,048 |
| SHEEP | 4,410 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,197 |
| SILOS | 75 |
| SUP AM | 57,752 |
| SUP FOR | 14,636 |
| SUP JV | 935 |
| SUP PAT | 9,246 |
| SUP SC | 47,571 |
| SUP TOT | 72,388 |
| SWINE | 5,485 |
| SWINE KS | 5,214 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 726 |
| TUR AC | 1,129 |
| TUR BU | 492,020 |
| TURKEY | 1,129 |
| WID FEM | 100 |
| WID MALE | 45 |
| WID TOT | 145 |
| WORKING OX | 26 |
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/.