Ameliasburg, Ontario (1881 census)
Ameliasburg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,451. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4742320. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.069°N, 77.448°W.
Population
In 1881, Ameliasburg had a population of 3,451: 1,749 male and 1,702 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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Ameliasburgh, 1891 (83.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ameliasburg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,451 total population, 1,749 males, 1,702 females, 1,385 married persons, 805 families, 693 married females, 692 married males, 139 widowed persons, 92 widowed females, 47 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,927 single persons under 18, 1,010 single males under 18, 917 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 760 occupied houses, 759 inhabited houses, 12 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 156,631 bushels of barley, 55,324 bushels of corn, 50,172 bushels of oats, 45,977 bushels of potatoes, 12,175 bushels of other root crops, 12,066 bushels of peas and beans, 8,708 bushels of spring wheat, 8,384 bushels of buckwheat, 8,230 bushels of rye, 5,014 bushels of winter wheat, 3,393 acres of hay crops, 3,373 tons of hay, 2,361 bushels of turnips, 1,666 acres of wheat, 506 acres of potatoes, 448 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,451 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119004— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ameliasburg-on119004-1881/.