Amabel, Ontario (1911 census)
Amabel was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,795. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260695. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.638°N, 81.221°W.
Population
In 1911, Amabel had a population of 2,795: 1,459 male and 1,336 female residents. Population density was 19.1 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 |
| 1921 | 1,938 |
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 Amabel, 1921 (87.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Amabel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 93,833 area in acres, 2,795 total population, 1,459 males in the population, 1,336 females in the population, 873 single (never-married) males, 733 single (never-married) females, 538 married males, 517 married females, 508 families, 146.61 area in square miles, 78 widowed females, 41 widowed males, 19.06 population per square mile, 8 females with marital status not given, 7 males with marital status not given. 3,587 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 868 persons of British origin (Irish), 680 persons of British origin (English), 511 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 160 persons of German origin, 20 persons of French origin, 19 persons of Dutch origin. 528 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,548 Methodists, 710 Presbyterians, 221 Anglicans (Church of England), 114 Roman Catholics, 73 Baptists, 63 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 26 Lutherans, 16 Disciples of Christ, 9 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 8 Mennonites, 6 Congregationalists, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 505 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON059002— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/amabel-on059002-1911/.