Ameliasburg, Ontario (1851 census)
Ameliasburg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,286. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4742320. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.069°N, 77.448°W.
Population
In 1851, Ameliasburg had a population of 3,286: 1,709 male and 1,577 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,286 |
| 1861 | 3,487 |
| 1871 | 3,304 |
| 1881 | 3,451 |
| 1901 | 2,585 |
| 1911 | 2,496 |
| 1921 | 2,502 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Ameliasburg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,286 total population, 1,709 males, 1,577 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,492, Female members of the family who are present: 1,392, 1,156 single males, 875 single females, 643 married females, 530 married males, 524 families, 398 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 217, Females present who are not members of the family: 185, 116 females attending school, Male members of the family who are present: 74, 74 male births, 67 female births, 59 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 30, 23 widowed males, 4 lunatic females, 4 lunatic males, 3 deaf and dumb females, 2 blind females, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 persons at sea, 1 blind males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 263 males aged 5 to 10, 228 females aged 5 to 10, 223 single females aged 10 to 15, 213 single males aged 15 to 20, 197 single males aged 10 to 15, 187 married females aged 30 to 40, 155 single males aged 20 to 30, 147 married males aged 20 to 30, 143 married males aged 30 to 40, 140 married females aged 20 to 30, 130 married females aged 40 to 50, 110 married males aged 40 to 50, 99 married females aged 50 to 60, 74 single females aged 20 to 30, 71 married males aged 50 to 60, 70 males under age 1, 66 females under age 1, 63 males aged 1 to 2, 63 single females aged 15 to 20, 58 males aged 3 to 4, 57 females aged 1 to 2, 55 females aged 2 to 3, 51 males aged 2 to 3, 49 females aged 4 to 5, 47 married females aged 60 to 70, 44 males aged 4 to 5, 43 married males aged 60 to 70, 39 females age 3 to 4, 24 married females aged 70 to 80, 21 single males aged 30 to 40, 14 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 single males aged 40 to 50, 13 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 13 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 8 married females aged 80 to 90, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 widowed males over 100, 1 widowed females over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,742 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 246 persons originating in the United States, 200 persons originating in Ireland, 44 persons originating in England or Wales, 33 persons originating in Scotland, 12 French Canadians, 4 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Russia, Prussia, or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 111,195 pounds of homemade butter, 47,429 bushels of peas, 39,717 acres of land in farms, 38,308 bushels of wheat, 34,977 bushels of oats, 34,655 pounds of maple sugar, 32,610 bushels of buckwheat, 25,304 bushels of corn, 21,859 acres of farmland under cultivation, 17,858 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,173 pounds of wool produced on farms, 14,260 bushels of potatoes, 13,032 acres of farmland under crops, 9,121 bushels of rye, 8,443 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,915 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 5,758 gallons of cider, 5,326 sheep, 4,553 acres of wheat, 3,148 bushels of turnips, 2,816 bushels of barley, 2,431 acres of peas, 2,396 tons of hay, 1,895 acres of buckwheat, 1,849 swine, 1,673 barrels of pork, 1,367 milk cows, 1,244 horses, 1,214 acres of oats, 1,041 acres of corn, 1,015 calves and heifers, 785 acres of rye, 737 bulls, oxen, or steers, 591 bushels of carrots, 384 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 300 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 298 acres of potatoes, 278 barrels of beef, 272 occupants of farms, 237 bushels of beans, 200 pounds of tobacco, 129 acres of barley, 117 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 116 pounds of hops, 102 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 101 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 42 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 23 acres of turnips, 20 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 6,029 yards of flannel, 6,000 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $6,000 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 2,446 yards of fulled cloth, 2,000 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, 34 yards of linen, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills reporting annual production, 2 grist mills returning capital, 2 saw mills not reporting, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 grist mills powered by steam, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills reporting annual production. 100,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 9,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 816 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 19 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 8, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON032001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON140001_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4742320
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameliasburgh_Township,_Ontario
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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). "Ameliasburg, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ameliasburg-on032001-1851/.