Ernestown, Ontario (1871 census)
Ernestown was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,233. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5394285. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.266°N, 76.767°W.
Population
In 1871, Ernestown had a population of 4,233: 2,115 male and 2,118 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,111 |
| 1861 | 5,450 |
| 1871 | 4,233 |
| 1881 | 3,961 |
| 1891 | 3,597 |
| 1901 | 3,317 |
| 1911 | 3,031 |
| 1921 | 2,773 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ernestown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 4,233 total population, 2,118 females, 2,115 males, 1,503 married persons, 823 families, 760 married females, 743 married males, 126 widowed females, 44 widowed males, 17C widowed persons. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,560 single persons under 18, 1,328 single males under 18, 1,232 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 821 inhabited houses, 821 occupied houses, 23 uninhabited houses, 12 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 64,060 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George Frederick Cameron | 1854–1885 | died here |
| Anson McKim | 1855–1917 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON063007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON125003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5394285
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernestown_Township
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Ernestown, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ernestown-on063007-1871/.