Amabel, Ontario (1871 census)
Amabel was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,805. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.640°N, 81.219°W.
Population
In 1871, Amabel had a population of 1,805: 959 male and 846 female residents. Population density was 13.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 182 |
| 1871 | 1,805 |
| 1881 | 3,046 |
| 1891 | 3,890 |
| 1901 | 3,587 |
| 1911 | 2,795 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Wiarton, Village, 1881 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Amabel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 345 |
| Number of females | 846 |
| Number of males | 959 |
| Number of married females | 288 |
| Number of married males | 289 |
| Number of married persons | 577 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| Total population | 1,805 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 527 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 660 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,187 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 342 |
| Number of occupied houses | 343 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,026 |
| BWT BU | 187 |
| CRN BU | 976 |
| HAY AC | 1,136 |
| HAY TONS | 1,331 |
| OAT BU | 11,426 |
| PEA BU | 6,312 |
| POT AC | 162 |
| POT BU | 25,515 |
| RYE BU | 120 |
| Total area (acres) | 80,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,686 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,550 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,227 |
| AREA | 80,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 45 |
| CD | 28 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 345 |
| FEMALE | 846 |
| GRA BU | 66 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 343 |
| INHABITED | 342 |
| MALE | 959 |
| MARRIED F | 288 |
| MARRIED M | 289 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 577 |
| POPULATION | 1,805 |
| ROOT BU | 431 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 527 |
| SINGLE M | 660 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,187 |
| TUR BU | 26,473 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 31 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON028006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON059002— 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). "Amabel, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/amabel-on028006-1871/.