Port Erie, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Port Erie, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 835. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.904°N, 78.925°W.
Population
In 1871, Port Erie, Village had a population of 835: 414 male and 421 female residents. Population density was 341.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 706 |
| 1871 | 835 |
| 1881 | 722 |
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, Port Erie, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 159 |
| Number of females | 421 |
| Number of males | 414 |
| Number of married females | 142 |
| Number of married males | 148 |
| Number of married persons | 290 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| Total population | 835 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 258 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 254 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 512 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 159 |
| Number of occupied houses | 159 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 323 |
| CRN BU | 800 |
| HAY AC | 132 |
| HAY TONS | 112 |
| OAT BU | 1,144 |
| PEA BU | 112 |
| POT AC | 26 |
| POT BU | 2,724 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,062 |
| WHT SP BU | 110 |
| WHT WTR BU | 328 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 54 |
| AREA | 1,062 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| CD | 19 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 159 |
| FEMALE | 421 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 159 |
| INHABITED | 159 |
| MALE | 414 |
| MARRIED F | 142 |
| MARRIED M | 148 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 290 |
| POPULATION | 835 |
| ROOT BU | 216 |
| SINGLE F | 258 |
| SINGLE M | 254 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 512 |
| TUR BU | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 21 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON019004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Port Erie, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-erie-village-on019004-1871/.