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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260695. 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 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Amabel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,046 total population, 1,598 males, 1,448 females, 988 married persons, 574 families, 496 married males, 492 married females, 74 widowed persons, 52 widowed females, 22 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,984 single persons under 18, 1,080 single males under 18, 904 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 573 occupied houses, 532 inhabited houses, 41 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 23 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 36,272 bushels of oats, 32,761 bushels of potatoes, 24,206 bushels of winter wheat, 23,310 bushels of turnips, 22,276 bushels of peas and beans, 6,849 bushels of spring wheat, 4,133 tons of hay, 3,611 acres of hay crops, 2,971 bushels of barley, 2,484 acres of wheat, 2,067 bushels of corn, 1,379 bushels of other root crops, 561 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 305 bushels of rye, 275 acres of potatoes, 38 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,045 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON177005— 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 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/.