Ernestown, Ontario (1901 census)
Ernestown was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,317. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5394285. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.266°N, 76.767°W.
Population
In 1901, Ernestown had a population of 3,317: 1,705 male and 1,612 female residents. Population density was 29.8 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Ernestown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced males | 1 |
| Number of families | 818 |
| Number of females | 1,612 |
| Number of males | 1,705 |
| Number of married females | 707 |
| Number of married males | 699 |
| Number of single females | 797 |
| Number of single males | 936 |
| Number of widowed females | 108 |
| Number of widowed males | 69 |
| POP F | 1,612 |
| POP M | 1,705 |
| POP TOT | 3,317 |
| Total population | 3,317 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 789 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 63,519 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 63,519 |
| DIVORCED M | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 818 |
| HOUSES | 789 |
| MARRIED F | 707 |
| MARRIED M | 699 |
| SINGLE F | 797 |
| SINGLE M | 936 |
| WIDOWED F | 108 |
| WIDOWED M | 69 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON084004— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ernestown-on084004-1901/.