Erin, Ontario (1881 census)
Erin was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,121. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3492596. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.745°N, 80.114°W.
Population
In 1881, Erin had a population of 5,121: 2,648 male and 2,473 female residents. Population density was 42.2 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Erin, Village, 1891 (0.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Erin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 936 |
| Number of families | 936 |
| Number of females | 2,473 |
| Number of males | 2,648 |
| Number of married females | 772 |
| Number of married males | 770 |
| Number of married persons | 1,542 |
| Number of widowed females | 103 |
| Number of widowed males | 59 |
| Number of widowed persons | 162 |
| POP TOT | 5,121 |
| Total population | 5,121 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,598 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,819 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,417 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 936 |
| Number of occupied houses | 936 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 7,779 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,286 |
| Acres of wheat | 10,494 |
| BAR BU | 46,931 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 46,931 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 116 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 358 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 238 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 162,112 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 6,019 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 70,447 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 106,577 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 895 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 68,680 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 321,613 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 67,773 |
| BWT BU | 116 |
| CRN BU | 238 |
| HAY AC | 7,779 |
| HAY TONS | 9,116 |
| OAT BU | 162,112 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 70,447 |
| POT AC | 1,286 |
| POT BU | 106,577 |
| RYE BU | 895 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,116 |
| WHT AC | 10,494 |
| WHT SP BU | 68,680 |
| WHT WTR BU | 67,773 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,598 |
| C UNMD M | 1,819 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,417 |
| D OCC | 936 |
| FEMALE | 2,473 |
| GRA BU | 358 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 936 |
| H UNINH | 25 |
| MALE | 2,648 |
| MD F | 772 |
| MD M | 770 |
| MD TOT | 1,542 |
| NUMBER CD | 151 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 6,019 |
| TUR BU | 321,613 |
| WID F | 103 |
| WID M | 59 |
| WID TOT | 162 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON151005— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/erin-on151005-1881/.