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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q4742320. 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 |
| 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Ameliasburg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 3,304 total population, 1,673 males, 1,631 females, 1,209 married persons, 621 families, 605 married females, 604 married males, 102 widowed persons, 76 widowed females, 26 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,993 single persons under 18, 1,043 single males under 18, 950 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 601 inhabited houses, 601 occupied houses, 10 houses under construction, 9 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 52,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON059003— 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 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/.