Erin, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Erin, VL was a village in 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 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 655.13 population per square mile, 511 total population, 500 area in acres, 259 females in the population, 252 males in the population, 142 families, 135 single (never-married) males, 128 single (never-married) females, 100 married females, 97 married males, 31 widowed females, 10 males with marital status not given, 10 widowed males, 0.78 area in square miles. 511 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 181 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 168 persons of British origin (English), 138 persons of British origin (Irish), 7 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of German origin. 9 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 204 Presbyterians, 143 Methodists, 62 Disciples of Christ, 53 Anglicans (Church of England), 35 Baptists, 9 Jews, 5 Roman Catholics, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 142 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Levi Thomson | 1855–1938 | born here |
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/.