Amaranth, Ontario (1911 census)
Amaranth was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,209. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.980°N, 80.233°W.
Population
In 1911, Amaranth had a population of 2,209: 1,175 male and 1,034 female residents. Population density was 20.8 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Amaranth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,798 |
| POP F | 1,034 |
| POP M | 1,175 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 21.69 |
| POP TOT | 2,209 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 221 |
| AREA ACRES | 65,174 |
| AREA SQ MI | 101.83 |
| BAPTISTS | 9 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 950 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,019 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 157 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 29 |
| DISCIPLES | 49 |
| DUTCH | 19 |
| DWELLINGS | 486 |
| F MARRIED | 401 |
| F SINGLE | 585 |
| F WIDOWED | 48 |
| FAMILIES | 495 |
| FRENCH | 5 |
| GERMAN | 51 |
| LUTHERANS | 2 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 411 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 727 |
| M WIDOWED | 34 |
| METHODISTS | 920 |
| MORMONS | 25 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 921 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 7 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON062001— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/amaranth-on062001-1911/.