Ameliasburg, Ontario (1861 census)
Ameliasburg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,487. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4742320. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.069°N, 77.448°W.
Population
In 1861, Ameliasburg had a population of 3,487: 1,764 male and 1,723 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Ameliasburg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 177 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,487 total population, 1,764 males, 1,723 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,580, Female members of the family who are present: 1,545, 1,161 single males, 1,070 single females, 584 married females, 572 married males, 434 males attending school, 382 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 184, Females present who are not members of the family: 178, 69 widowed females, 55 male births, 53 female births, 50 adult males unable to read or write, 46 adult females unable to read or write, 31 widowed males, 5 lunatic males, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 264 single males aged 10 to 15, 259 males aged 5 to 10, 256 single females aged 10 to 15, 236 females aged 5 to 10, 234 married females aged 20 to 30, 199 single males aged 15 to 20, 186 single females aged 15 to 20, 174 married males aged 30 to 40, 160 married males aged 20 to 30, 154 married females aged 30 to 40, 125 single males aged 20 to 30, 119 married males aged 40 to 50, 109 single females aged 20 to 30, 99 married females aged 40 to 50, 91 married males aged 50 to 60, 65 married females aged 50 to 60, 62 males aged 4 to 5, 59 males aged 3 to 4, 56 females aged 4 to 5, 55 females aged 2 to 3, 53 females age 3 to 4, 53 males aged 2 to 3, 51 males aged 1 to 2, 49 females aged 1 to 2, 26 single males aged 30 to 40, 20 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 19 married males aged 60 to 70, 15 married females aged 60 to 70, 15 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 14 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 9 married females aged 70 to 80, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,076 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 163 persons originating in Ireland, 162 persons originating in the United States, 36 persons originating in England or Wales, 27 persons originating in Scotland, 8 French Canadians, 6 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 4 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 Indigenous females, 2 Indigenous males, 2 persons originating in Switzerland, 1 female negroes or coloured persons, 1 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,106,830 value farms (dollars), $147,688 value all livestock, 118,671 pounds of homemade butter, 71,960 bushels of peas, $70,508 value horses aged over 3 years, 52,476 bushels of rye, 49,848 pounds of maple sugar, 46,754 bushels of buckwheat, 46,587 bushels of barley, $41,067 value farm implements in dollars, 39,913 acres of land in farms, 38,785 bushels of potatoes, 38,161 bushels of oats, 29,625 bushels of spring wheat, 26,037 acres of farmland under cultivation, 22,440 bushels of corn, 18,753 acres of farmland under crops, 13,876 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,148 pounds of wool produced on farms, $11,410 value garden and orchard crops, 9,125 bushels of carrots, 6,758 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,651 bushels of turnips, 6,038 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4,337 sheep, 3,573 gallons of cider, 3,523 acres of peas, 3,399 acres of rye, 3,242 bushels of winter wheat, 2,115 tons of hay, 1,976 acres of buckwheat, 1,970 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,575 milk cows, 1,573 acres of barley, 1,483 swine, 1,355 acres of spring wheat, 1,256 calves and heifers, 1,190 horses aged over 3 years, 1,110 barrels of pork, 1,045 acres of oats, 917 acres of corn, 683 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 526 acres of farmland in gardens, 462 acres of winter wheat, 410 horses aged 3 years and under, 399 acres of potatoes, 330 occupants of farms, 328 barrels of beef, 289 bulls, oxen, or steers, 250 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 139 bushels of beans, 136 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 105 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 53 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 45 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 33 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 19 acres of turnips, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $23,297 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 5,844 yards of flannel, 2,280 yards of fulled cloth, 570 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 3,700 pounds of fresh fish sold, 394 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 16 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON095001— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ameliasburg-on095001-1861/.