Ameliasburg, Ontario (1871 census)
Ameliasburg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,304. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.069°N, 77.448°W.
Population
In 1871, Ameliasburg had a population of 3,304: 1,673 male and 1,631 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,286 |
| 1861 | 3,487 |
| 1871 | 3,304 |
| 1881 | 3,451 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ameliasburg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 621 |
| Number of females | 1,631 |
| Number of males | 1,673 |
| Number of married females | 605 |
| Number of married males | 604 |
| Number of married persons | 1,209 |
| Number of widowed females | 76 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 102 |
| Total population | 3,304 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 950 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,043 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,993 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 601 |
| Number of occupied houses | 601 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 49,062 |
| BWT BU | 14,850 |
| CRN BU | 12,705 |
| HAY AC | 3,552 |
| HAY TONS | 2,600 |
| OAT BU | 19,203 |
| PEA BU | 28,232 |
| POT AC | 381 |
| POT BU | 38,181 |
| RYE BU | 4,129 |
| Total area (acres) | 52,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 22,052 |
| WHT WTR BU | 176 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,635 |
| AREA | 52,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 10 |
| BEN BU | 405 |
| CD | 59 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 621 |
| FEMALE | 1,631 |
| GRA BU | 709 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 601 |
| INHABITED | 601 |
| MALE | 1,673 |
| MARRIED F | 605 |
| MARRIED M | 604 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,209 |
| POPULATION | 3,304 |
| ROOT BU | 4,483 |
| SINGLE F | 950 |
| SINGLE M | 1,043 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,993 |
| TUR BU | 9,896 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 76 |
| WIDOWED M | 26 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 102 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON059003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119004_1851— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ameliasburg-on059003-1871/.