Amherstburg, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Amherstburg, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,936. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q385335. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.099°N, 83.100°W.
Population
In 1871, Amherstburg, Town—Ville had a population of 1,936: 974 male and 962 female residents. Population density was 791.8 people per square mile.
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Amherstburg, Town—Ville, 1881 (41.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Amherstburg, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 415 |
| Number of females | 962 |
| Number of males | 974 |
| Number of married females | 344 |
| Number of married males | 343 |
| Number of married persons | 687 |
| Number of widowed females | 82 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 99 |
| Total population | 1,936 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 536 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 614 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,150 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 415 |
| Number of occupied houses | 415 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,516 |
| BWT BU | 21 |
| CRN BU | 6,425 |
| HAY AC | 179 |
| HAY TONS | 221 |
| OAT BU | 4,123 |
| POT AC | 28 |
| POT BU | 1,839 |
| RYE BU | 20 |
| Total area (acres) | 756 |
| WHT SP BU | 296 |
| WHT WTR BU | 274 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 13 |
| AREA | 756 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| CD | 1 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 415 |
| FEMALE | 962 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 415 |
| INHABITED | 415 |
| MALE | 974 |
| MARRIED F | 344 |
| MARRIED M | 343 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 687 |
| POPULATION | 1,936 |
| ROOT BU | 156 |
| SINGLE F | 536 |
| SINGLE M | 614 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,150 |
| UNINHABITED | 15 |
| WIDOWED F | 82 |
| WIDOWED M | 17 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 99 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON001002— 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 1871 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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/amherstburg-town-ville-on001002-1871/.