Amabel, Ontario (1881 census)
Amabel was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,046. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.639°N, 81.219°W.
Population
In 1881, Amabel had a population of 3,046: 1,598 male and 1,448 female residents. Population density was 22.2 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Amabel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 574 |
| Number of families | 574 |
| Number of females | 1,448 |
| Number of males | 1,598 |
| Number of married females | 492 |
| Number of married males | 496 |
| Number of married persons | 988 |
| Number of widowed females | 52 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 74 |
| POP TOT | 3,046 |
| Total population | 3,046 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 904 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,080 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,984 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 41 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 532 |
| Number of occupied houses | 573 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,611 |
| Acres of potatoes | 275 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,484 |
| BAR BU | 2,971 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,971 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 561 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,067 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 36,272 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,379 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 22,276 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,761 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 305 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,849 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 23,310 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 24,206 |
| BWT BU | 38 |
| CRN BU | 2,067 |
| HAY AC | 3,611 |
| HAY TONS | 4,133 |
| OAT BU | 36,272 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 22,276 |
| POT AC | 275 |
| POT BU | 32,761 |
| RYE BU | 305 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,133 |
| WHT AC | 2,484 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,849 |
| WHT WTR BU | 24,206 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 904 |
| C UNMD M | 1,080 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,984 |
| D OCC | 573 |
| FEMALE | 1,448 |
| GRA BU | 561 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 532 |
| H UNINH | 23 |
| MALE | 1,598 |
| MD F | 492 |
| MD M | 496 |
| MD TOT | 988 |
| NUMBER CD | 177 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,379 |
| SHAN | 41 |
| TUR BU | 23,310 |
| WID F | 52 |
| WID M | 22 |
| WID TOT | 74 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON177005— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/amabel-on177005-1881/.