Ameliasburg, Ontario (1911 census)
Ameliasburg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,496. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4742320. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.077°N, 77.442°W.
Population
In 1911, Ameliasburg had a population of 2,496: 1,293 male and 1,203 female residents. Population density was 35.0 people per square mile.
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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Ameliasburg, 1901 (83.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ameliasburg, 1921 (83.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Ameliasburg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 45,609 area in acres, 2,496 total population, 1,293 males in the population, 1,203 females in the population, 649 families, 630 single (never-married) males, 612 married males, 605 married females, 514 single (never-married) females, 83 widowed females, 71.26 area in square miles, 51 widowed males, 35.03 population per square mile, 1 females with marital status not given. 2,585 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 804 persons of British origin (English), 564 persons of British origin (Irish), 531 persons of German origin, 390 persons of Dutch origin, 146 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 45 persons of French origin, 9 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Russian origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,972 Methodists, 347 Anglicans (Church of England), 58 Presbyterians, 53 Brethren, 31 Roman Catholics, 17 Baptists, 5 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Disciples of Christ, 2 Adventists, 2 Congregationalists, 2 Friends (Quakers), 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 639 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115001— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ameliasburg-on115001-1911/.