Amherstburg, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)
Amherstburg, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,672. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q385335. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.102°N, 83.102°W.
Population
In 1881, Amherstburg, T-V had a population of 2,672: 1,377 male and 1,295 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,880 |
| 1861 | 2,360 |
| 1871 | 1,936 |
| 1881 | 2,672 |
| 1891 | 2,279 |
| 1901 | 2,222 |
| 1911 | 2,560 |
| 1921 | 2,769 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Amherstburg, T-V, 1871 (41.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Amherstburg, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,672 total population, 1,377 males, 1,295 females, 950 married persons, 556 families, 480 married females, 470 married males, 128 widowed persons, 97 widowed females, 31 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,594 single persons under 18, 876 single males under 18, 718 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 547 occupied houses, 546 inhabited houses, 22 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 7,133 bushels of corn, 4,711 bushels of oats, 4,465 bushels of potatoes, 4,336 bushels of winter wheat, 499 bushels of other root crops, 370 bushels of barley, 272 bushels of spring wheat, 256 acres of wheat, 170 tons of hay, 119 acres of hay crops, 49 acres of potatoes, 10 bushels of rye, 8 bushels of peas and beans, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 6 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Achille Morin | 1815–1898 | died here |
| Henry McKenney | 1826–1886 | born here |
| Sir John Christian Schultz | 1840–1896 | born here |
| Joseph Octave Reaume | 1856–1933 | born here |
| Eugene Marius Antoine Coste | 1859–1940 | born here |
| James Duncan McGregor | 1860–1935 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,672 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON181002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q385335
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amherstburg
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amherstburg
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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). "Amherstburg, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/amherstburg-t-v-on181002-1881/.