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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q268103. 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 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 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 835 total population, 421 females, 414 males, 290 married persons, 159 families, 148 married males, 142 married females, 33 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 512 single persons under 18, 258 single females under 18, 254 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 159 inhabited houses, 159 occupied houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 1,062 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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: Q268103
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Erie,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_%C3%89ri%C3%A9_(Ontario)
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/.