Arkona, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Arkona, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 569. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.086°N, 81.838°W.
Population
In 1881, Arkona, Village had a population of 569: 290 male and 279 female residents. Population density was 567.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 569 |
| 1891 | 463 |
| 1901 | 468 |
| 1911 | 424 |
| 1921 | 420 |
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 Bosanquet, 1871 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Arkona, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 116 |
| Number of families | 116 |
| Number of females | 279 |
| Number of males | 290 |
| Number of married females | 101 |
| Number of married males | 99 |
| Number of married persons | 200 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP TOT | 569 |
| Total population | 569 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 165 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 184 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 349 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 115 |
| Number of occupied houses | 115 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 108 |
| Acres of potatoes | 27 |
| Acres of wheat | 243 |
| BAR BU | 844 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 844 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,418 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,095 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,649 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 201 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,578 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 598 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4,114 |
| CRN BU | 3,418 |
| HAY AC | 108 |
| HAY TONS | 164 |
| OAT BU | 6,095 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 201 |
| POT AC | 27 |
| POT BU | 2,578 |
| RYE BU | 7 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 164 |
| WHT AC | 243 |
| WHT SP BU | 85 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4,114 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 165 |
| C UNMD M | 184 |
| C UNMD TOT | 349 |
| D OCC | 115 |
| FEMALE | 279 |
| GRA BU | 55 |
| H INHAB | 115 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| MALE | 290 |
| MD F | 101 |
| MD M | 99 |
| MD TOT | 200 |
| NUMBER CD | 179 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,649 |
| TUR BU | 598 |
| WID F | 13 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON179015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122016_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Arkona, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/arkona-village-on179015-1881/.