Amaranth, Ontario (1881 census)
Amaranth was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,914. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.980°N, 80.234°W.
Population
In 1881, Amaranth had a population of 2,914: 1,564 male and 1,350 female residents. Population density was 27.5 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Amaranth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 520 |
| Number of families | 520 |
| Number of females | 1,350 |
| Number of males | 1,564 |
| Number of married females | 445 |
| Number of married males | 455 |
| Number of married persons | 900 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP TOT | 2,914 |
| Total population | 2,914 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 864 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,084 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,948 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 519 |
| Number of occupied houses | 519 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,651 |
| Acres of potatoes | 389 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,438 |
| BAR BU | 30,021 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 30,021 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 171 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 94,832 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,340 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 35,018 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 44,186 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 52,374 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 107,638 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5,179 |
| BWT BU | 10 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 4,651 |
| HAY TONS | 5,265 |
| OAT BU | 94,832 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 35,018 |
| POT AC | 389 |
| POT BU | 44,186 |
| RYE BU | 20 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,265 |
| WHT AC | 5,438 |
| WHT SP BU | 52,374 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5,179 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 864 |
| C UNMD M | 1,084 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,948 |
| D OCC | 519 |
| FEMALE | 1,350 |
| GRA BU | 171 |
| H CON | 11 |
| H INHAB | 519 |
| H UNINH | 25 |
| MALE | 1,564 |
| MD F | 445 |
| MD M | 455 |
| MD TOT | 900 |
| NUMBER CD | 153 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,340 |
| TUR BU | 107,638 |
| WID F | 41 |
| WID M | 25 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON153009— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/amaranth-on153009-1881/.