Amaranth, Ontario (1851 census)
Amaranth was a census subdivision in Wellington County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 500. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.980°N, 80.233°W.
Population
In 1851, Amaranth had a population of 500: 269 male and 231 female residents. Population density was 4.7 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Amaranth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 233 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 75 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 7 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 230 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 1 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 265 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 7 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 4 |
| Number of families | 75 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 17 |
| Number of females | 231 |
| Number of females attending school | 9 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 8 |
| Number of males | 269 |
| Number of males attending school | 16 |
| Number of married females | 69 |
| Number of married males | 74 |
| Number of single females | 157 |
| Number of single males | 189 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| POP | 500 |
| POP FX N.1 | 231 |
| POP MX N.1 | 269 |
| POP XX N.1 | 500 |
| Total population | 500 |
Age structure (44 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 12 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 11 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 7 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 9 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 37 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 19 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 11 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 6 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 9 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 8 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 39 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 1 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 11 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 23 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 26 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 8 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 8 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 16 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 19 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 25 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 10 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 34 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 20 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 5 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 37 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 20 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 41 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 227 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 45 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 212 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 13 |
Agriculture (45 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 642 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,396 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,076 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 1,718 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,114 |
| Acres of oats | 302 |
| Acres of peas | 44 |
| Acres of potatoes | 64 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 385 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 19 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 74 |
| BEEF BAR | 19 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,778 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 721 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,030 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,850 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 6,466 |
| HAY TONS | 185 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 185 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 138 |
| Number of horses | 52 |
| Number of milk cows | 156 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 86 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 324 |
| Number of swine | 489 |
| OAT AC | 302 |
| OAT BU | 7,778 |
| PEA AC | 44 |
| PEA BU | 721 |
| PORK BAR | 74 |
| POT AC | 64 |
| POT BU | 4,030 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 90 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,400 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 2,135 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 869 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 185 |
| WHT AC | 385 |
| WHT BU | 6,466 |
| WOOL LBS | 869 |
Manufacturing & industry (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 691 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 104 |
Deaths & mortality (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 2 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 5 |
Other recorded variables (104 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 7,400 |
| BOV | 185 |
| C H | 138 |
| C LBS | 90 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 269 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 231 |
| C03 TOTAL | 500 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 265 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 230 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 4 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 1 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 7 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 7 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 8 |
| C122 AGES NOT GIVEN M | 1 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 2 |
| C125 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN F | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 74 |
| C127 S MALE | 189 |
| C128 WID MALE | 6 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 269 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 17 |
| C130 MD FEM | 69 |
| C131 S FEM | 157 |
| C132 WID FEM | 5 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 231 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 500 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 3 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 2 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 5 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 11 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 16 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 9 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 19 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 11 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 11 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 6 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 7 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 9 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 12 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 8 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 9 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 39 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 37 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 37 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 34 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 20 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 1 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 20 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 16 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 41 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 23 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 5 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 19 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 2 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 1 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 26 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 2 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 25 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 3 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 8 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 1 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 3 |
| C72 BTWN 40 AND 50 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 10 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 1 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 1 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 8 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 1 |
| C81 BTWN 50 AND 60 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 3 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 1 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 2 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 3 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 1 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 1 |
| CD NAME | Wellington |
| CROP | 1,076 |
| CULT | 1,718 |
| ENG WLS | 45 |
| FC YRDS | 104 |
| FLAN YRDS | 691 |
| HELD | 9,114 |
| HORSE | 52 |
| IRE | 212 |
| LINE NO | 368 |
| M COWS | 156 |
| MPLS LBS | 2,135 |
| NB | 1 |
| NOT FRN | 227 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 12 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 8 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 65 |
| O UNDR 10 | 1 |
| PASTURE | 642 |
| SCOT | 2 |
| SHEEP | 324 |
| SWINE | 489 |
| TOT O | 86 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 1,850 |
| US | 13 |
| WOOD | 7,396 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON039011— 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 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/amaranth-on039011-1851/.