Amaranth, Ontario (1861 census)

Amaranth was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,196. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260697. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.980°N, 80.233°W.

Population

In 1861, Amaranth had a population of 1,196: 654 male and 542 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Amaranth shared boundaries with:

• Garafraxa
• Luther
• Melancthon
• Mono

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 137 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,196 total population, 654 males, Male members of the family who are present: 650, 542 females, Female members of the family who are present: 537, 454 single males, 340 single females, 193 married females, 191 married males, 139 males attending school, 124 females attending school, 29 female births, 27 male births, 9 widowed females, 9 widowed males, Females present who are not members of the family: 5, Males present who are not members of the family: 4, 4 adult females unable to read or write, 3 adult males unable to read or write, 2 persons at sea, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 85 single males aged 10 to 15, 83 single females aged 10 to 15, 81 single males aged 20 to 30, 74 females aged 5 to 10, 74 married females aged 20 to 30, 73 single males aged 15 to 20, 68 males aged 5 to 10, 60 married males aged 30 to 40, 55 married females aged 30 to 40, 46 married males aged 20 to 30, 43 married males aged 40 to 50, 39 single females aged 15 to 20, 32 married females aged 40 to 50, 29 males aged 1 to 2, 29 males aged 2 to 3, 27 females aged 2 to 3, 26 males aged 4 to 5, 26 single females aged 20 to 30, 24 married males aged 50 to 60, 23 females aged 4 to 5, 19 females age 3 to 4, 19 males aged 3 to 4, 18 married females aged 50 to 60, 16 females aged 1 to 2, 15 married males aged 60 to 70, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 694 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 294 persons originating in Ireland, 163 persons originating in England or Wales, 27 persons originating in the United States, 16 persons originating in Scotland, 4 negroes or coloured persons, 2 female negroes or coloured persons, 2 male negroes or coloured persons. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $333,400 value farms (dollars), 101,760 pounds of homemade butter, 63,430 bushels of turnips, $37,680 value all livestock, 37,666 bushels of spring wheat, 28,370 bushels of oats, 24,959 bushels of potatoes, 18,744 acres of land in farms, $12,780 value farm implements in dollars, 12,119 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $11,910 value horses aged over 3 years, 11,510 bushels of peas, 11,295 pounds of maple sugar, 6,625 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,536 acres of farmland under crops, 2,323 acres of spring wheat, 2,251 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,155 bushels of barley, 1,089 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,054 swine, 947 acres of peas, 865 tons of hay, 815 acres of oats, 718 sheep, 582 barrels of pork, 520 calves and heifers, 400 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 394 milk cows, 285 acres of turnips, 250 bushels of winter wheat, 245 bulls, oxen, or steers, 198 acres of potatoes, 188 horses aged over 3 years, 174 occupants of farms, 120 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 107 acres of barley, 84 barrels of beef, 65 horses aged 3 years and under, 28 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 23 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 20 bushels of buckwheat, 7 acres of winter wheat, 1 acres of buckwheat, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 2,470 yards of flannel, 1,431 yards of fulled cloth, $620 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 9 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 11 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON103001 — 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/amaranth-on103001-1861/.