Amaranth, Ontario (1921 census)
Amaranth was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,907. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260697. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.980°N, 80.233°W.
Population
In 1921, Amaranth had a population of 1,907: 1,015 male and 892 female residents.
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 1921
In the 1921 census, Amaranth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,907 total population, 1,015 males in the population, 945 males born in Canada, 892 females in the population, 848 females born in Canada, 61 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 40 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 9 males born outside the British Empire, 4 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,021 persons of British origin (Irish), 624 persons of British origin (English), 204 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 35 persons of German origin, 13 persons of Scandinavian origin, 9 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of other European origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 811 Presbyterians, 778 Methodists, 141 Anglicans (Church of England), 54 Congregationalists, 44 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 19 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 16 Disciples of Christ, 12 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 11 Baptists, 11 Brethren, 8 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 2 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON106001— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/amaranth-on106001-1921/.