Ernestown, Ontario (1891 census)
Ernestown was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,597. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5394285. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.266°N, 76.767°W.
Population
In 1891, Ernestown had a population of 3,597: 1,843 male and 1,754 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Ernestown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,597 total population, 1,843 males, 1,754 females, 1,400 married persons, 790 families, 702 married females, 698 married males, 164 widowed persons, 114 widowed females, 50 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,033 single persons under 18, 1,095 single males under 18, 938 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,594 persons who are not French Canadian, 3 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 788 houses, 788 occupied houses, 678 houses built of wood, 579 houses of 1 story, 461 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 209 houses of 2 stories, 150 houses of 5 rooms, 94 houses of 4 rooms, 62 houses built of stone, 48 houses built of brick, 41 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 31 uninhabited houses, 22 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 206,927 pounds of homemade butter, 96,467 bushels of oats, 76,350 bushels of barley, 60,171 acres of land in farms, 52,820 acres of improved land in farms, 42,952 bushels of potatoes, 36,732 acres of farmland under crops, 23,277 bushels of buckwheat, 20,075 bushels of corn, 17,954 chickens, 16,776 bushels of peas, 16,001 tons of hay, 15,135 acres of farmland in pasture, 12,750 acres of hay crops, 7,351 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,383 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,382 bushels of turnips, 5,855 acres of oats, 5,199 acres of barley, 3,381 bushels of spring wheat, 3,274 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,073 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,072 milk cows, 2,640 bushels of rye, 2,408 bushels of winter wheat, 2,192 sheep, 2,191 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,892 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,798 horses aged over 3 years, 1,767 other cattle, 1,622 swine, 1,409 sheep slaughtered or sold, 953 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 917 cattle killed or sold, 777 occupants of farms, 745 bushels of beans, 683 acres of wheat, 626 horses aged 3 years and under, 599 acres of potatoes, 568 farm occupants who own their land, 345 geese, 330 turkeys, 297 ducks, 271 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 209 farm occupants who rent their land, 198 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 185 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 82 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 41 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 35 acres of turnips, 24 other fowl, 16 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Anson McKim | 1855–1917 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON087004— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ernestown-on087004-1891/.