Amherst Island, Ontario (1911 census)
Amherst Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 724. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.144°N, 76.718°W.
Population
In 1911, Amherst Island had a population of 724: 392 male and 332 female residents. Population density was 26.9 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, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 821 |
| POP F | 332 |
| POP M | 392 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 27.73 |
| POP TOT | 724 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 307 |
| AREA ACRES | 16,712 |
| AREA SQ MI | 26.11 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 735 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,731 |
| BRIT OTHER | 11 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 359 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| DUTCH | 248 |
| DWELLINGS | 169 |
| F MARRIED | 135 |
| F SINGLE | 165 |
| F WIDOWED | 32 |
| FAMILIES | 172 |
| FRENCH | 74 |
| GERMAN | 687 |
| JEWISH | 2 |
| M DIVORCED | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 134 |
| M SINGLE | 243 |
| M WIDOWED | 13 |
| METHODISTS | 57 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 302 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 55 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON092005— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/amherst-island-on092005-1911/.