Amabel, Ontario (1861 census)
Amabel was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 182. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260695. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.640°N, 81.219°W.
Population
In 1861, Amabel had a population of 182.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 182 |
| 1871 | 1,805 |
| 1881 | 3,046 |
| 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Indian Territory, 1851 (17.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Amabel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 182 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 138 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 22 persons originating in Scotland, 12 persons originating in Ireland, 8 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $15,512 value farms (dollars), 7,043 bushels of potatoes, 6,050 bushels of turnips, $4,552 value all livestock, 4,291 acres of land in farms, 3,769 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,655 bushels of spring wheat, 3,144 pounds of homemade butter, 2,305 pounds of maple sugar, 1,227 bushels of oats, $1,217 value farm implements in dollars, 522 acres of farmland under cultivation, 484 acres of farmland under crops, 347 bushels of peas, $305 value horses aged over 3 years, 263 acres of spring wheat, 220 bushels of winter wheat, 106 swine, 79 calves and heifers, 70 bushels of barley, 60 acres of oats, 57 bulls, oxen, or steers, 50 horses aged 3 years and under, 50 sheep, 47 milk cows, 44 barrels of pork, 38 acres of potatoes, 36 acres of turnips, 35 acres of farmland in pasture, 35 pounds of flax or hemp, 35 pounds of wool produced on farms, $34 value garden and orchard crops, 33 occupants of farms, 32 tons of hay, 20 bushels of corn, 20 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 19 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 16 barrels of beef, 15 acres of peas, 10 acres of winter wheat, 7 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 4 horses aged over 3 years, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of farmland in gardens, 3 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 acres of barley, 2 acres of corn. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 10 yards of flannel, 10 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 140 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON066002— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/amabel-on066002-1861/.