Port Erie, Village, Ontario (1861 census)
Port Erie, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 706. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q268103. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.904°N, 78.925°W.
Population
In 1861, Port Erie, Village had a population of 706: 351 male and 355 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Bertie, 1851 (3.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Port Erie, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 140 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 706 total population, 355 females, 351 males, Female members of the family who are present: 313, Male members of the family who are present: 300, 222 single males, 216 single females, 123 married males, 118 married females, 75 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 51, 49 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 42, 32 adult females unable to read or write, 27 adult males unable to read or write, 21 widowed females, 18 male births, 14 female births, 6 widowed males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 44 married males aged 30 to 40, 43 females aged 5 to 10, 42 males aged 5 to 10, 42 married females aged 20 to 30, 40 married females aged 30 to 40, 39 single males aged 10 to 15, 38 single females aged 10 to 15, 33 single males aged 20 to 30, 32 married males aged 40 to 50, 32 single females aged 15 to 20, 29 single males aged 15 to 20, 21 married females aged 40 to 50, 20 females age 3 to 4, 20 females aged 1 to 2, 19 married males aged 50 to 60, 17 males aged 3 to 4, 17 married males aged 20 to 30, 16 single females aged 20 to 30, 13 males aged 1 to 2, 11 females aged 2 to 3, 11 females aged 4 to 5, 10 married females aged 50 to 60, 9 males aged 2 to 3, 9 married males aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 males aged 4 to 5, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 349 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 120 persons originating in the United States, 108 persons originating in Ireland, 64 persons originating in England or Wales, 32 negroes or coloured persons, 26 persons originating in Scotland, 20 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 19 male negroes or coloured persons, 13 female negroes or coloured persons, 5 persons originating in France, 5 persons originating in the West Indies, 2 persons originating in Newfoundland, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons originating in the East Indies, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. 2 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $14,900 value farms (dollars), $6,474 value all livestock, $1,280 value farm implements in dollars, 1,107 bushels of oats, 900 pounds of homemade butter, 500 bushels of potatoes, 460 bushels of corn, 370 acres of land in farms, 358 acres of farmland under cultivation, 350 bushels of barley, 340 bushels of winter wheat, 300 gallons of cider, 284 bushels of spring wheat, 256 bushels of buckwheat, 205 acres of farmland in pasture, $192 value garden and orchard crops, 147 acres of farmland under crops, 140 pounds of wool produced on farms, 135 swine, 134 milk cows, 123 tons of hay, 95 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 62 sheep, 59 horses aged over 3 years, 39 acres of oats, 38 bushels of peas, 23 acres of winter wheat, 22 acres of spring wheat, 21 acres of corn, 19 acres of barley, 17 calves and heifers, 12 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 9 acres of buckwheat, 9 occupants of farms, 6 barrels of pork, 6 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 5 acres of potatoes, 4 bulls, oxen, or steers, 4 horses aged 3 years and under, 3 acres of peas, 2 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 1 barrels of beef, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $1,140 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 50 yards of flannel, 17 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 9 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102005— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-erie-village-on102005-1861/.