Amherst Island, Ontario (1851 census)

Amherst Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,287. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.144°N, 76.718°W.

Population

In 1851, Amherst Island had a population of 1,287: 668 male and 619 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 145 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,287 total population, 668 males, 619 females, Male members of the family who are present: 562, Female members of the family who are present: 542, 460 single males, 407 single females, 234 families, 188 married males, 180 married females, 126 males attending school, 115 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 106, Females present who are not members of the family: 77, Female members of the family who are absent: 33, 32 widowed females, 29 male births, 28 female births, Male members of the family who are present: 26, 20 widowed males, 4 lunatic females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 102 females aged 5 to 10, 94 males aged 5 to 10, 92 single males aged 10 to 15, 79 single females aged 10 to 15, 73 single females aged 15 to 20, 67 single males aged 20 to 30, 63 single males aged 15 to 20, 57 married females aged 30 to 40, 52 married females aged 20 to 30, 46 married males aged 30 to 40, 44 married males aged 40 to 50, 42 single females aged 20 to 30, 41 married males aged 20 to 30, 35 married males aged 50 to 60, 33 married females aged 40 to 50, 29 males aged 1 to 2, 29 males aged 2 to 3, 28 males under age 1, 27 females under age 1, 22 females aged 1 to 2, 21 females age 3 to 4, 20 single males aged 30 to 40, 19 married females aged 50 to 60, 18 males aged 3 to 4, 17 females aged 4 to 5, 17 married males aged 60 to 70, 16 females aged 2 to 3, 10 males aged 4 to 5, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 679 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 450 persons originating in Ireland, 80 French Canadians, 47 persons originating in England or Wales, 18 persons originating in Scotland, 12 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 40,855 pounds of homemade butter, 24,444 bushels of oats, 14,015 acres of land in farms, 11,127 bushels of peas, 9,230 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 9,004 bushels of wheat, 8,468 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,678 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,547 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,193 bushels of potatoes, 5,135 bushels of rye, 4,729 acres of farmland under crops, 3,665 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,346 bushels of corn, 2,688 sheep, 2,462 bushels of barley, 1,842 swine, 1,219 tons of hay, 1,035 acres of wheat, 974 acres of peas, 889 bushels of buckwheat, 867 acres of oats, 777 barrels of pork, 668 milk cows, 613 calves and heifers, 555 pounds of maple sugar, 449 horses, 445 acres of rye, 413 bushels of carrots, 182 barrels of beef, 176 bushels of turnips, 159 bulls, oxen, or steers, 152 occupants of farms, 142 acres of corn, 135 acres of potatoes, 114 acres of barley, 74 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 70 pounds of flax or hemp, 64 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 60 acres of buckwheat, 54 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 28 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 18 bushels of beans, 17 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 acres of turnips, 5 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,079 yards of flannel, 475 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 122 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 16 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON001001 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON125002 — 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 1851 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). "Amherst Island, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/amherst-island-on001001-1851/.