Amherstburg, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)
Amherstburg, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,222. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q385335. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.102°N, 83.102°W.
Population
In 1901, Amherstburg, Town—Ville had a population of 2,222: 1,059 male and 1,163 female residents. Population density was 2215.2 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Amherstburg, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced males | 1 |
| Number of families | 505 |
| Number of females | 1,163 |
| Number of males | 1,059 |
| Number of married females | 432 |
| Number of married males | 425 |
| Number of single females | 639 |
| Number of single males | 597 |
| Number of widowed females | 92 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| POP F | 1,163 |
| POP M | 1,059 |
| POP TOT | 2,222 |
| Total population | 2,222 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 505 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 405 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 405 |
| DIVORCED M | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 505 |
| HOUSES | 505 |
| MARRIED F | 432 |
| MARRIED M | 425 |
| SINGLE F | 639 |
| SINGLE M | 597 |
| WIDOWED F | 92 |
| WIDOWED M | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON060001— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/amherstburg-town-ville-on060001-1901/.