Port Erie, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Port Erie, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 722. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.904°N, 78.925°W.
Population
In 1881, Port Erie, Village had a population of 722: 363 male and 359 female residents. Population density was 295.1 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Port Erie, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 152 |
| Number of families | 152 |
| Number of females | 359 |
| Number of males | 363 |
| Number of married females | 121 |
| Number of married males | 118 |
| Number of married persons | 239 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP TOT | 722 |
| Total population | 722 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 207 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 232 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 439 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 152 |
| Number of occupied houses | 152 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 161 |
| Acres of potatoes | 30 |
| Acres of wheat | 145 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,855 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,908 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,575 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 90 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,517 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 111 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,385 |
| CRN BU | 3,855 |
| HAY AC | 161 |
| HAY TONS | 197 |
| OAT BU | 1,908 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 90 |
| POT AC | 30 |
| POT BU | 3,517 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 197 |
| WHT AC | 145 |
| WHT SP BU | 62 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,385 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 207 |
| C UNMD M | 232 |
| C UNMD TOT | 439 |
| D OCC | 152 |
| FEMALE | 359 |
| H INHAB | 152 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| MALE | 363 |
| MD F | 121 |
| MD M | 118 |
| MD TOT | 239 |
| NUMBER CD | 142 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,575 |
| TUR BU | 111 |
| WID F | 31 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON142004— 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 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). "Port Erie, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-erie-village-on142004-1881/.