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 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 density was 28.2 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Amabel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 744 |
| Number of families | 744 |
| Number of females | 1,857 |
| Number of males | 2,033 |
| Number of married females | 637 |
| Number of married males | 634 |
| Number of married persons | 1,271 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 105 |
| POP F | 1,857 |
| POP M | 2,033 |
| POP TOT | 3,890 |
| Total population | 3,890 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,153 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,361 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,514 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,888 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 11 |
| Number of houses | 732 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 21 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 10 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 701 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 9 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 302 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 118 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 426 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 124 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 128 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 290 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 743 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 230 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 415 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,664 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 30,016 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 17,884 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,838 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 23,963 |
| Acres of land in farms | 53,979 |
| Acres of oats | 3,609 |
| Acres of potatoes | 342 |
| Acres of turnips | 178 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,600 |
| BAR AC | 230 |
| BAR BU | 3,872 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,872 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 97 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,706 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 80,857 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 38,127 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 41,206 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 248 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9,207 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 53,960 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 14,694 |
| BWT BU | 12 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 20 |
| CRN BU | 2,706 |
| HAY AC | 5,838 |
| HAY TONS | 7,283 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 826 |
| Number of chickens | 10,281 |
| Number of ducks | 231 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 601 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 437 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 295 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 966 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,296 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 606 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,182 |
| Number of other fowl | 21 |
| Number of oxen | 162 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 99 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 146 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 265 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 76 |
| Number of sheep | 3,354 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,886 |
| Number of swine | 1,290 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,407 |
| Number of turkeys | 201 |
| OAT AC | 3,609 |
| OAT BU | 80,857 |
| PEA BU | 38,127 |
| POT AC | 342 |
| POT BU | 41,206 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 15,593 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 135,728 |
| RYE BU | 248 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,283 |
| WHT AC | 1,600 |
| WHT FALL BU | 14,694 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,207 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 99 |
| A 11 50 | 146 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 265 |
| BEN BU | 97 |
| BUTTER LB | 135,728 |
| CATTLE KS | 826 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,153 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,361 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,514 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 15,593 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 295 |
| DUCKS | 231 |
| FAMILIES | 744 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 437 |
| GRA BU | 53 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 10,281 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 966 |
| HOUSES | 732 |
| HOUSES B | 21 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 128 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 302 |
| HOUSES S | 10 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 290 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 124 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 118 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 426 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 701 |
| INF 11 A | 76 |
| MD FEM | 637 |
| MD MALE | 634 |
| MD TOT | 1,271 |
| MILK COWS | 1,296 |
| NAME CD | Bruce, North-Nord |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 601 |
| OC TOT | 606 |
| OTHER FOWL | 21 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,182 |
| OTHERS | 3,888 |
| SHEEP | 3,354 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,886 |
| SILOS | 20 |
| SUP AM | 23,963 |
| SUP FOR | 30,016 |
| SUP JV | 415 |
| SUP PAT | 5,664 |
| SUP SC | 17,884 |
| SUP TOT | 53,979 |
| SWINE | 1,290 |
| SWINE KS | 1,407 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 743 |
| TUR AC | 178 |
| TUR BU | 53,960 |
| TURKEY | 201 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 11 |
| WID FEM | 67 |
| WID MALE | 38 |
| WID TOT | 105 |
| WORKING OX | 162 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON052002— 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 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/.