Amherstburg, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Amherstburg, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,279. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q385335. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.102°N, 83.102°W.
Population
In 1891, Amherstburg, Town—Ville had a population of 2,279: 1,092 male and 1,187 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Amherstburg, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Average size of families | 4.40 |
| FAM NO | 508 |
| Number of families | 508 |
| Number of females | 1,187 |
| Number of males | 1,092 |
| Number of married females | 407 |
| Number of married males | 404 |
| Number of married persons | 811 |
| Number of widowed females | 113 |
| Number of widowed males | 48 |
| Number of widowed persons | 161 |
| POP F | 1,187 |
| POP M | 1,092 |
| POP TOT | 2,279 |
| Total population | 2,279 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 667 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 640 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,307 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 69 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,210 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of houses | 504 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 29 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 17 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 458 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 261 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 240 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 100 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 257 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 504 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of barley | 37 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 152 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 141 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 971 |
| Acres of hay crops | 101 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,264 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,264 |
| Acres of oats | 143 |
| Acres of potatoes | 18 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 133 |
| BAR AC | 37 |
| BAR BU | 817 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 817 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 13,382 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,983 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,556 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 489 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,042 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,397 |
| CRN BU | 13,382 |
| HAY AC | 101 |
| HAY TONS | 150 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 635 |
| Number of chickens | 2,647 |
| Number of ducks | 39 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 294 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 66 |
| Number of geese | 72 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 21 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 185 |
| Number of milk cows | 85 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 360 |
| Number of other cattle | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 343 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 530 |
| Number of swine | 665 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 698 |
| Number of turkeys | 29 |
| OAT AC | 143 |
| OAT BU | 3,983 |
| PEA BU | 100 |
| POT AC | 18 |
| POT BU | 1,556 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 400 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,195 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 150 |
| WHT AC | 133 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,397 |
| WHT SP BU | 489 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 7 |
| BEN BU | 42 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,195 |
| CATTLE KS | 635 |
| CHEESE LB | 400 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 667 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 640 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,307 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 21 |
| DUCKS | 39 |
| FAMILIES | 508 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.40 |
| FRN CA | 69 |
| GEESE | 72 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,647 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 185 |
| HOUSES | 504 |
| HOUSES B | 29 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 100 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 70 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 261 |
| HOUSES S | 17 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 257 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 240 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 29 |
| HOUSES W | 458 |
| INF 11 A | 343 |
| MD FEM | 407 |
| MD MALE | 404 |
| MD TOT | 811 |
| MILK COWS | 85 |
| NAME CD | Essex, South—Sud |
| OC F | 66 |
| OC P | 294 |
| OC TOT | 360 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 34 |
| OTHERS | 2,210 |
| SHEEP KS | 530 |
| SUP AM | 1,264 |
| SUP JV | 152 |
| SUP PAT | 141 |
| SUP SC | 971 |
| SUP TOT | 1,264 |
| SWINE | 665 |
| SWINE KS | 698 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 504 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 2,042 |
| TURKEY | 29 |
| WID FEM | 113 |
| WID MALE | 48 |
| WID TOT | 161 |
Identifiers
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/amherstburg-town-ville-on063001-1891/.