Amherst Island, Ontario (1871 census)
Amherst Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,189. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.144°N, 76.718°W.
Population
In 1871, Amherst Island had a population of 1,189: 593 male and 596 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,287 |
| 1861 | 1,270 |
| 1871 | 1,189 |
| 1881 | 1,089 |
| 1891 | 938 |
| 1901 | 821 |
| 1911 | 724 |
| 1921 | 650 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 1,189 total population, 596 females, 593 males, 361 married persons, 208 families, 181 married females, 180 married males, 52 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 776 single persons under 18, 403 single males under 18, 373 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 208 inhabited houses, 208 occupied houses, 6 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 16,830 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Fowler | 1810–1894 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON063006— 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 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). "Amherst Island, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/amherst-island-on063006-1871/.