Amaranth, Ontario (1871 census)
Amaranth was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,943. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.980°N, 80.233°W.
Population
In 1871, Amaranth had a population of 1,943: 1,006 male and 937 female residents. Population density was 18.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 500 |
| 1861 | 1,196 |
| 1871 | 1,943 |
| 1881 | 2,914 |
| 1891 | 2,799 |
| 1901 | 2,798 |
| 1911 | 2,209 |
| 1921 | 1,907 |
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 Shelburne, Village, 1881 (0.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Amaranth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 324 |
| Number of females | 937 |
| Number of males | 1,006 |
| Number of married females | 289 |
| Number of married males | 291 |
| Number of married persons | 580 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| Total population | 1,943 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 619 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 703 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,322 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 324 |
| Number of occupied houses | 324 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 22,506 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 2,759 |
| HAY TONS | 3,412 |
| OAT BU | 52,670 |
| PEA BU | 12,786 |
| POT AC | 236 |
| POT BU | 25,130 |
| Total area (acres) | 66,261 |
| WHT SP BU | 26,670 |
| WHT WTR BU | 970 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,821 |
| AREA | 66,261 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| CD | 35 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 324 |
| FEMALE | 937 |
| GRA BU | 35 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 324 |
| INHABITED | 324 |
| MALE | 1,006 |
| MARRIED F | 289 |
| MARRIED M | 291 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 580 |
| POPULATION | 1,943 |
| ROOT BU | 288 |
| SINGLE F | 619 |
| SINGLE M | 703 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,322 |
| TUR BU | 55,745 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 29 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON035007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON106001— 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 1871 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). "Amaranth, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/amaranth-on035007-1871/.