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 density was 38.1 people per square mile.
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 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 823 |
| Number of females | 2,118 |
| Number of males | 2,115 |
| Number of married females | 760 |
| Number of married males | 743 |
| Number of married persons | 1,503 |
| Number of widowed females | 126 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17C |
| Total population | 4,233 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,232 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,328 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,560 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 821 |
| Number of occupied houses | 821 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 90,226 |
| BWT BU | 11,750 |
| CRN BU | 8,336 |
| HAY AC | 8,871 |
| HAY TONS | 7,167 |
| OAT BU | 56,420 |
| PEA BU | 24,064 |
| POT AC | 552 |
| POT BU | 45,360 |
| RYE BU | 4,226 |
| Total area (acres) | 64,060 |
| WHT SP BU | 12,802 |
| WHT WTR BU | 75 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,921 |
| AREA | 64,060 |
| BEING BUILT | 12 |
| BEN BU | 280 |
| CD | 63 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 823 |
| FEMALE | 2,118 |
| GRA BU | 1,161 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 821 |
| INHABITED | 821 |
| MALE | 2,115 |
| MARRIED F | 760 |
| MARRIED M | 743 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,503 |
| POPULATION | 4,233 |
| ROOT BU | 3,473 |
| SINGLE F | 1,232 |
| SINGLE M | 1,328 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,560 |
| TUR BU | 629 |
| UNINHABITED | 23 |
| WIDOWED F | 126 |
| WIDOWED M | 44 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 17C |
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/.