Amabel, Ontario (1891 census)
Amabel was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,890. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260695. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.638°N, 81.220°W.
Population
In 1891, Amabel had a population of 3,890: 2,033 male and 1,857 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 182 |
| 1871 | 1,805 |
| 1881 | 3,046 |
| 1891 | 3,890 |
| 1901 | 3,587 |
| 1911 | 2,795 |
| 1921 | 1,938 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Amabel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,890 total population, 2,033 males, 1,857 females, 1,271 married persons, 744 families, 637 married females, 634 married males, 105 widowed persons, 67 widowed females, 38 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,514 single persons under 18, 1,361 single males under 18, 1,153 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,888 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 743 occupied houses, 732 houses, 701 houses built of wood, 426 houses of 2 stories, 302 houses of 1 story, 290 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 128 houses of 4 rooms, 124 houses of 3 rooms, 118 houses of 2 rooms, 46 houses of 5 rooms, 21 houses built of brick, 14 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 11 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 10 houses built of stone, 9 houses of 1 room, 5 houses under construction, 4 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 135,728 pounds of homemade butter, 80,857 bushels of oats, 53,979 acres of land in farms, 53,960 bushels of turnips, 41,206 bushels of potatoes, 38,127 bushels of peas, 30,016 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 23,963 acres of improved land in farms, 17,884 acres of farmland under crops, 15,593 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 14,694 bushels of winter wheat, 10,281 chickens, 9,207 bushels of spring wheat, 7,283 tons of hay, 5,838 acres of hay crops, 5,664 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,872 bushels of barley, 3,609 acres of oats, 3,354 sheep, 2,706 bushels of corn, 2,182 other cattle, 1,886 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,600 acres of wheat, 1,407 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,296 milk cows, 1,290 swine, 966 horses aged over 3 years, 826 cattle killed or sold, 606 occupants of farms, 601 farm occupants who own their land, 437 geese, 415 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 342 acres of potatoes, 295 horses aged 3 years and under, 265 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 248 bushels of rye, 231 ducks, 230 acres of barley, 201 turkeys, 178 acres of turnips, 162 oxen, 146 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 99 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 97 bushels of beans, 76 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 53 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 21 other fowl, Capacity of silos (tons): 20, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 bushels of buckwheat, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON052002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104002_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260695
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/amabel-on052002-1891/.