Ernestown, Ontario (1881 census)
Ernestown was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,961. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5394285. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.266°N, 76.767°W.
Population
In 1881, Ernestown had a population of 3,961: 1,976 male and 1,985 female residents. Population density was 35.6 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Ernestown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 840 |
| Number of families | 840 |
| Number of females | 1,985 |
| Number of males | 1,976 |
| Number of married females | 749 |
| Number of married males | 744 |
| Number of married persons | 1,493 |
| Number of widowed females | 130 |
| Number of widowed males | 54 |
| Number of widowed persons | 184 |
| POP TOT | 3,961 |
| Total population | 3,961 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,106 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,178 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,284 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 839 |
| Number of occupied houses | 840 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 8,275 |
| Acres of potatoes | 734 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,106 |
| BAR BU | 176,143 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 176,143 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12,370 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,117 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 17,305 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 82,391 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,287 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 17,901 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 60,536 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10,860 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,279 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 776 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,303 |
| BWT BU | 12,370 |
| CRN BU | 17,305 |
| HAY AC | 8,275 |
| HAY TONS | 7,934 |
| OAT BU | 82,391 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 17,901 |
| POT AC | 734 |
| POT BU | 60,536 |
| RYE BU | 10,860 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,934 |
| WHT AC | 1,106 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,279 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,303 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,106 |
| C UNMD M | 1,178 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,284 |
| D OCC | 840 |
| FEMALE | 1,985 |
| GRA BU | 1,117 |
| H CON | 10 |
| H INHAB | 839 |
| H UNINH | 33 |
| MALE | 1,976 |
| MD F | 749 |
| MD M | 744 |
| MD TOT | 1,493 |
| NUMBER CD | 117 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,287 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 776 |
| WID F | 130 |
| WID M | 54 |
| WID TOT | 184 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON117004— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ernestown-on117004-1881/.