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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,590 |
| 1861 | 4,948 |
| 1871 | 5,326 |
| 1881 | 5,121 |
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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 5,121 total population, 2,648 males, 2,473 females, 1,542 married persons, 936 families, 772 married females, 770 married males, 162 widowed persons, 103 widowed females, 59 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,417 single persons under 18, 1,819 single males under 18, 1,598 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 936 inhabited houses, 936 occupied houses, 25 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 321,613 bushels of turnips, 162,112 bushels of oats, 106,577 bushels of potatoes, 70,447 bushels of peas and beans, 68,680 bushels of spring wheat, 67,773 bushels of winter wheat, 46,931 bushels of barley, 10,494 acres of wheat, 9,116 tons of hay, 7,779 acres of hay crops, 6,019 bushels of other root crops, 1,286 acres of potatoes, 895 bushels of rye, 358 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 238 bushels of corn, 116 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 5,121 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON151005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151005— 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/.