Amherst Island, Ontario (1861 census)
Amherst Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,270. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.144°N, 76.718°W.
Population
In 1861, Amherst Island had a population of 1,270.
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, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 62 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,270 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 825 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 388 persons originating in Ireland, 31 persons originating in England or Wales, 13 persons originating in Scotland, 11 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $317,544 value farms (dollars), $58,912 value all livestock, 34,422 bushels of oats, 30,531 bushels of spring wheat, $27,236 value horses aged over 3 years, 25,193 bushels of barley, 21,780 bushels of potatoes, 18,360 pounds of homemade butter, $16,561 value farm implements in dollars, 14,403 acres of land in farms, 11,496 bushels of peas, 10,921 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,265 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,602 acres of farmland under crops, 4,876 bushels of corn, 4,397 bushels of rye, 4,252 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,482 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,968 sheep, 1,887 acres of spring wheat, 1,373 acres of oats, 987 acres of barley, 925 bushels of carrots, 818 bushels of buckwheat, 665 swine, 556 tons of hay, 550 milk cows, $501 value garden and orchard crops, 434 acres of peas, 434 horses aged over 3 years, 365 calves and heifers, 360 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 350 acres of rye, 238 acres of potatoes, 220 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 188 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 154 barrels of pork, 154 horses aged 3 years and under, 144 acres of corn, 144 occupants of farms, 67 acres of farmland in gardens, 59 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 50 bushels of turnips, 46 bulls, oxen, or steers, 45 acres of buckwheat, 45 barrels of beef, 44 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 34 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 10 bushels of winter wheat, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of winter wheat. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 988 yards of flannel, 170 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
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 1861, 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:
ON084002— 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 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). "Amherst Island, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/amherst-island-on084002-1861/.