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 27.1 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Erin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 74,272 area in acres, 3,147 total population, 1,639 males in the population, 1,508 females in the population, 994 single (never-married) males, 817 single (never-married) females, 721 families, 598 married males, 589 married females, 116.05 area in square miles, 102 widowed females, 46 widowed males, 27.12 population per square mile, 1 males with marital status not given. 3,587 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,277 persons of British origin (English), 903 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 719 persons of British origin (Irish), 185 persons of Dutch origin, 50 persons of German origin, 4 persons of Italian origin, 2 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 3 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,349 Presbyterians, 668 Methodists, 595 Disciples of Christ, 173 Baptists, 156 Anglicans (Church of England), 64 Congregationalists, 58 Roman Catholics, 43 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 15 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 12 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 Jews, 3 Lutherans, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Friends (Quakers), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 711 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.