Amherstburg, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)
Amherstburg, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,560. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q385335. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.102°N, 83.102°W.
Population
In 1911, Amherstburg, Town—Ville had a population of 2,560: 1,250 male and 1,310 female residents. Population density was 2552.1 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Amherstburg, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,222 |
| POP F | 1,310 |
| POP M | 1,250 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 4,063.49 |
| POP TOT | 2,560 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 388 |
| AREA ACRES | 405 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.63 |
| BAPTISTS | 152 |
| BELGIAN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 567 |
| BRIT IRISH | 476 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 269 |
| CHINESE | 5 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 614 |
| F MARRIED | 511 |
| F SINGLE | 697 |
| F WIDOWED | 102 |
| FAMILIES | 623 |
| FRENCH | 862 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 146 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| JEWISH | 3 |
| JEWS | 3 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 512 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 698 |
| M WIDOWED | 38 |
| METHODISTS | 447 |
| NEGRO | 222 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 291 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,270 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 7 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON068011— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/amherstburg-town-ville-on068011-1911/.