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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 594 |
| 1901 | 511 |
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 71 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 594 total population, 298 females, 296 males, 182 married persons, 122 families, 92 married females, 90 married males, 21 widowed females, 21 widowed persons, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 391 single persons under 18, 206 single males under 18, 185 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 594 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 122 houses, 122 occupied houses, 92 houses built of wood, 92 houses of 1 story, 68 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 26 houses of 2 stories, 20 houses built of brick, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 12 houses of 4 rooms, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses built of stone, 6 houses of 3 rooms, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 4 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 2,650 pounds of homemade butter, 2,625 bushels of turnips, 2,244 bushels of potatoes, 1,950 bushels of oats, 820 chickens, 565 bushels of barley, 537 acres of land in farms, 525 bushels of spring wheat, 479 acres of improved land in farms, 475 bushels of peas, 331 acres of farmland under crops, 122 occupants of farms, 114 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 98 acres of farmland in pasture, 91 swine, 90 swine slaughtered or sold, 83 horses aged over 3 years, 77 farm occupants who own their land, 76 acres of oats, 58 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 57 milk cows, 50 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 45 farm occupants who rent their land, 44 other cattle, 39 geese, 35 acres of wheat, 31 tons of hay, 24 acres of hay crops, 24 horses aged 3 years and under, 23 acres of barley, 22 ducks, 17 cattle killed or sold, 15 bushels of corn, 13 acres of potatoes, 10 turkeys, 8 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 7 acres of turnips, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 2 bushels of beans, 2 sheep. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON128003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126003_1891— 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/.