Amherstburg, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Amherstburg, Town—Ville 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, Town—Ville had a population of 2,672: 1,377 male and 1,295 female residents. Population density was 2663.8 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Amherstburg, Town—Ville, 1871 (41.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Amherstburg, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 556 |
| Number of families | 556 |
| Number of females | 1,295 |
| Number of males | 1,377 |
| Number of married females | 480 |
| Number of married males | 470 |
| Number of married persons | 950 |
| Number of widowed females | 97 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 128 |
| POP TOT | 2,672 |
| Total population | 2,672 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 718 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 876 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,594 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 546 |
| Number of occupied houses | 547 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 119 |
| Acres of potatoes | 49 |
| Acres of wheat | 256 |
| BAR BU | 370 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 370 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7,133 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,711 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 499 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,465 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 272 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4,336 |
| CRN BU | 7,133 |
| HAY AC | 119 |
| HAY TONS | 170 |
| OAT BU | 4,711 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 8 |
| POT AC | 49 |
| POT BU | 4,465 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 170 |
| WHT AC | 256 |
| WHT SP BU | 272 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4,336 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 718 |
| C UNMD M | 876 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,594 |
| D OCC | 547 |
| FEMALE | 1,295 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 546 |
| H UNINH | 22 |
| MALE | 1,377 |
| MD F | 480 |
| MD M | 470 |
| MD TOT | 950 |
| NUMBER CD | 181 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 499 |
| VESS | 1 |
| WID F | 97 |
| WID M | 31 |
| WID TOT | 128 |
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/amherstburg-town-ville-on181002-1881/.