Amherst Island, Ontario (1891 census)
Amherst Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 938. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.144°N, 76.718°W.
Population
In 1891, Amherst Island had a population of 938: 498 male and 440 female residents. Population density was 34.8 people per square mile.
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, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 180 |
| Number of families | 180 |
| Number of females | 440 |
| Number of males | 498 |
| Number of married females | 140 |
| Number of married males | 140 |
| Number of married persons | 280 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP F | 440 |
| POP M | 498 |
| POP TOT | 938 |
| Total population | 938 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 271 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 343 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 614 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 935 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 175 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 6 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 164 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 80 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 95 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 106 |
| Number of occupied houses | 178 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,627 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 148 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,951 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,084 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,252 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,945 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,351 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,435 |
| Acres of oats | 1,752 |
| Acres of potatoes | 131 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 858 |
| BAR AC | 2,627 |
| BAR BU | 43,057 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 43,057 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,453 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 301 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 890 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 32,834 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 8,226 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,236 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 826 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,238 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 857 |
| BWT BU | 1,453 |
| CRN BU | 890 |
| HAY AC | 1,945 |
| HAY TONS | 2,350 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 198 |
| Number of chickens | 7,241 |
| Number of ducks | 179 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 78 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 43 |
| Number of geese | 240 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 156 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 494 |
| Number of milk cows | 711 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 121 |
| Number of other cattle | 607 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 791 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 372 |
| Number of swine | 367 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 545 |
| Number of turkeys | 245 |
| OAT AC | 1,752 |
| OAT BU | 32,834 |
| PEA BU | 8,226 |
| POT AC | 131 |
| POT BU | 7,236 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,615 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 42,674 |
| RYE BU | 826 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,350 |
| WHT AC | 858 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,238 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 54 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 37 |
| BUTTER LB | 42,674 |
| CATTLE KS | 198 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 271 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 343 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 614 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,615 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 156 |
| DUCKS | 179 |
| FAMILIES | 180 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 240 |
| GRA BU | 301 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,241 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 494 |
| HOUSES | 175 |
| HOUSES B | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 80 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 106 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 95 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 164 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 140 |
| MD MALE | 140 |
| MD TOT | 280 |
| MILK COWS | 711 |
| NAME CD | Lennox |
| OC F | 43 |
| OC P | 78 |
| OC TOT | 121 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 607 |
| OTHERS | 935 |
| SHEEP | 791 |
| SHEEP KS | 372 |
| SUP AM | 13,351 |
| SUP FOR | 1,084 |
| SUP JV | 148 |
| SUP PAT | 3,951 |
| SUP SC | 9,252 |
| SUP TOT | 14,435 |
| SWINE | 367 |
| SWINE KS | 545 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 178 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 857 |
| TURKEY | 245 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 29 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON087002— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/amherst-island-on087002-1891/.