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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260697. 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 21.7 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Amaranth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 65,174 area in acres, 2,209 total population, 1,175 males in the population, 1,034 females in the population, 727 single (never-married) males, 585 single (never-married) females, 495 families, 411 married males, 401 married females, 101.83 area in square miles, 48 widowed females, 34 widowed males, 21.69 population per square mile, 2 males with marital status not given, 1 legally separated males. 2,798 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,019 persons of British origin (Irish), 950 persons of British origin (English), 157 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 51 persons of German origin, 19 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of Scandinavian origin, 5 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 921 Presbyterians, 920 Methodists, 221 Anglicans (Church of England), 49 Disciples of Christ, 29 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 29 Congregationalists, 25 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 9 Baptists, 2 Lutherans, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Roman Catholics, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 486 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON062001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON106001_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260697
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/.