Amaranth, Ontario (1891 census)
Amaranth was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,799. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.980°N, 80.233°W.
Population
In 1891, Amaranth had a population of 2,799: 1,495 male and 1,304 female residents. Population density was 26.3 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Shelburne, Village, 1881 (0.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Amaranth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 550 |
| Number of families | 550 |
| Number of females | 1,304 |
| Number of males | 1,495 |
| Number of married females | 448 |
| Number of married males | 448 |
| Number of married persons | 896 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 79 |
| POP F | 1,304 |
| POP M | 1,495 |
| POP TOT | 2,799 |
| Total population | 2,799 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 812 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,012 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,824 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 25 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,774 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 544 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 62 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 9 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 473 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 21 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 310 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 234 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 141 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 188 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 544 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,493 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 347 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,839 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,089 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 30,836 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,818 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 38,022 |
| Acres of land in farms | 57,111 |
| Acres of oats | 9,377 |
| Acres of potatoes | 635 |
| Acres of turnips | 393 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,209 |
| BAR AC | 2,493 |
| BAR BU | 49,252 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 49,252 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 212 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 171 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 229,042 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 43,463 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 79,659 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 22,786 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 112,305 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,285 |
| BWT BU | 31 |
| CRN BU | 171 |
| HAY AC | 6,818 |
| HAY TONS | 8,156 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,369 |
| Number of chickens | 17,881 |
| Number of ducks | 1,147 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 423 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 116 |
| Number of geese | 1,858 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 632 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,141 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,830 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 542 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,167 |
| Number of other fowl | 20 |
| Number of oxen | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 139 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 211 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 90 |
| Number of sheep | 2,878 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,530 |
| Number of swine | 3,142 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,151 |
| Number of turkeys | 2,726 |
| OAT AC | 9,377 |
| OAT BU | 229,042 |
| PEA BU | 43,463 |
| POT AC | 635 |
| POT BU | 79,659 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 740 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 12,730 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 306 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 146,370 |
| RYE BU | 80 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,156 |
| WHT AC | 2,209 |
| WHT FALL BU | 3,285 |
| WHT SP BU | 22,786 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 139 |
| A 11 50 | 67 |
| A 201 PL | 35 |
| A 51 100 | 211 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 146,370 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,369 |
| CHEESE LB | 740 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 812 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,012 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,824 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 12,730 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 632 |
| DUCKS | 1,147 |
| FAMILIES | 550 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 306 |
| FRN CA | 25 |
| GEESE | 1,858 |
| GRA BU | 212 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 17,881 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,141 |
| HOUSES | 544 |
| HOUSES B | 62 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 50 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 141 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 310 |
| HOUSES S | 9 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 188 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 68 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 61 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 234 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 473 |
| INF 11 A | 90 |
| MD FEM | 448 |
| MD MALE | 448 |
| MD TOT | 896 |
| MILK COWS | 1,830 |
| NAME CD | Wellington, North-Nord |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 116 |
| OC P | 423 |
| OC TOT | 542 |
| OTHER FOWL | 20 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,167 |
| OTHERS | 2,774 |
| SHEEP | 2,878 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,530 |
| SUP AM | 38,022 |
| SUP FOR | 19,089 |
| SUP JV | 347 |
| SUP PAT | 6,839 |
| SUP SC | 30,836 |
| SUP TOT | 57,111 |
| SWINE | 3,142 |
| SWINE KS | 3,151 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 544 |
| TUR AC | 393 |
| TUR BU | 112,305 |
| TURKEY | 2,726 |
| WID FEM | 44 |
| WID MALE | 35 |
| WID TOT | 79 |
| WORKING OX | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON127001— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/amaranth-on127001-1891/.