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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260697. 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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,914 total population, 1,564 males, 1,350 females, 900 married persons, 520 families, 455 married males, 445 married females, 66 widowed persons, 41 widowed females, 25 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,948 single persons under 18, 1,084 single males under 18, 864 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 519 inhabited houses, 519 occupied houses, 25 uninhabited houses, 11 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 107,638 bushels of turnips, 94,832 bushels of oats, 52,374 bushels of spring wheat, 44,186 bushels of potatoes, 35,018 bushels of peas and beans, 30,021 bushels of barley, 5,438 acres of wheat, 5,265 tons of hay, 5,179 bushels of winter wheat, 4,651 acres of hay crops, 4,340 bushels of other root crops, 389 acres of potatoes, 171 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 20 bushels of rye, 10 bushels of buckwheat, 2 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,914 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON153009— 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 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/.