Erin, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Erin, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 594. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3492596. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.776°N, 80.063°W.
Population
In 1891, Erin, Village had a population of 594: 296 male and 298 female residents. Population density was 592.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 594 |
| 1901 | 511 |
| 1911 | 511 |
| 1921 | 479 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Erin, 1881 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Erin, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 146 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 122 |
| Number of families | 122 |
| Number of females | 298 |
| Number of males | 296 |
| Number of married females | 92 |
| Number of married males | 90 |
| Number of married persons | 182 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| POP F | 298 |
| POP M | 296 |
| POP TOT | 594 |
| Total population | 594 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 185 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 206 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 391 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 594 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 122 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 20 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 92 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 92 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 26 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 122 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 50 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 98 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 58 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 331 |
| Acres of hay crops | 24 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 479 |
| Acres of land in farms | 537 |
| Acres of oats | 76 |
| Acres of potatoes | 13 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 35 |
| BAR AC | 23 |
| BAR BU | 565 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 565 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,950 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 475 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,244 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 525 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,625 |
| CRN BU | 15 |
| HAY AC | 24 |
| HAY TONS | 31 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 17 |
| Number of chickens | 820 |
| Number of ducks | 22 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 77 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 45 |
| Number of geese | 39 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 24 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 83 |
| Number of milk cows | 57 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 122 |
| Number of other cattle | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 114 |
| Number of sheep | 2 |
| Number of swine | 91 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 90 |
| Number of turkeys | 10 |
| OAT AC | 76 |
| OAT BU | 1,950 |
| PEA BU | 475 |
| POT AC | 13 |
| POT BU | 2,244 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,650 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 31 |
| WHT AC | 35 |
| WHT SP BU | 525 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 3 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,650 |
| CATTLE KS | 17 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 185 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 206 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 391 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 24 |
| DUCKS | 22 |
| FAMILIES | 122 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 39 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 820 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 83 |
| HOUSES | 122 |
| HOUSES B | 20 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 92 |
| HOUSES S | 6 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 68 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 26 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 92 |
| INF 11 A | 114 |
| MD FEM | 92 |
| MD MALE | 90 |
| MD TOT | 182 |
| MILK COWS | 57 |
| NAME CD | Wellington, South-Sud |
| OC F | 45 |
| OC P | 77 |
| OC TOT | 122 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 44 |
| OTHERS | 594 |
| SHEEP | 2 |
| SUP AM | 479 |
| SUP FOR | 58 |
| SUP JV | 50 |
| SUP PAT | 98 |
| SUP SC | 331 |
| SUP TOT | 537 |
| SWINE | 91 |
| SWINE KS | 90 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 122 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 2,625 |
| TURKEY | 10 |
| WID FEM | 21 |
| WID MALE | 0 |
| WID TOT | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON128003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152021— 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, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/erin-village-on128003-1891/.