Erin, Ontario (1911 census)
Erin was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,147. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3492596. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.744°N, 80.115°W.
Population
In 1911, Erin had a population of 3,147: 1,639 male and 1,508 female residents. Population density was 26.2 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Erin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,587 |
| POP F | 1,508 |
| POP M | 1,639 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 27.12 |
| POP TOT | 3,147 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 156 |
| AREA ACRES | 74,272 |
| AREA SQ MI | 116.05 |
| BAPTISTS | 173 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,277 |
| BRIT IRISH | 719 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 903 |
| CHRISTIANS | 15 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 64 |
| DISCIPLES | 595 |
| DUTCH | 185 |
| DWELLINGS | 711 |
| F MARRIED | 589 |
| F SINGLE | 817 |
| F WIDOWED | 102 |
| FAMILIES | 721 |
| FRENCH | 2 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 50 |
| ITALIAN | 4 |
| JEWISH | 3 |
| JEWS | 3 |
| LUTHERANS | 3 |
| M MARRIED | 598 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 994 |
| M WIDOWED | 46 |
| METHODISTS | 668 |
| MORMONS | 43 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,349 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 58 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON134002— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/erin-on134002-1911/.