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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q268103. 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 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 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 722 total population, 363 males, 359 females, 239 married persons, 152 families, 121 married females, 118 married males, 44 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 439 single persons under 18, 232 single males under 18, 207 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 152 inhabited houses, 152 occupied houses, 12 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 3,855 bushels of corn, 3,517 bushels of potatoes, 2,385 bushels of winter wheat, 1,908 bushels of oats, 1,575 bushels of other root crops, 197 tons of hay, 161 acres of hay crops, 145 acres of wheat, 111 bushels of turnips, 90 bushels of peas and beans, 62 bushels of spring wheat, 30 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 722 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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: 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 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/.