Amherst Island, Ontario (1921 census)
Amherst Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 650. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.144°N, 76.718°W.
Population
In 1921, Amherst Island had a population of 650: 355 male and 295 female residents. Population density was 24.1 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, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 295 |
| POP M | 355 |
| POP TOT | 650 |
Other recorded variables (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 306 |
| BRIT BORN F | 10 |
| BRIT BORN M | 26 |
| BRIT ENG | 132 |
| BRIT IRISH | 442 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 36 |
| CAN BORN F | 283 |
| CAN BORN M | 329 |
| EUR DUTCH | 24 |
| EUR FRENCH | 15 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 36 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 247 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125002— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/amherst-island-on125002-1921/.