Erin, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Erin, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 511. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3492596. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.776°N, 80.063°W.
Population
In 1911, Erin, VL had a population of 511: 252 male and 259 female residents. Population density was 655.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 511 |
| 1921 | 479 |
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 511 |
| POP F | 259 |
| POP M | 252 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 655.13 |
| POP TOT | 511 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 53 |
| AREA ACRES | 500 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.78 |
| BAPTISTS | 35 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 168 |
| BRIT IRISH | 138 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 181 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DISCIPLES | 62 |
| DUTCH | 7 |
| DWELLINGS | 142 |
| F MARRIED | 100 |
| F SINGLE | 128 |
| F WIDOWED | 31 |
| FAMILIES | 142 |
| GERMAN | 4 |
| JEWISH | 9 |
| JEWS | 9 |
| M MARRIED | 97 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 10 |
| M SINGLE | 135 |
| M WIDOWED | 10 |
| METHODISTS | 143 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 204 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 5 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON134009— 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 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, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/erin-vl-on134009-1911/.