Erin, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Erin, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 479. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3492596. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.776°N, 80.063°W.
Population
In 1921, Erin, VL had a population of 479: 227 male and 252 female residents.
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 1921
In the 1921 census, Erin, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 479 total population, 252 females in the population, 234 females born in Canada, 227 males in the population, 198 males born in Canada, 24 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 14 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 males born outside the British Empire, 4 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 180 persons of British origin (English), 163 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 125 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of Dutch origin. 9 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 227 Presbyterians, 82 Anglicans (Church of England), 69 Methodists, 57 Disciples of Christ, 31 Baptists, 9 Jews, 2 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
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 1921, 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:
ON152021— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/erin-vl-on152021-1921/.