Arkona, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Arkona, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 463. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4792035. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.086°N, 81.838°W.
Population
In 1891, Arkona, VL had a population of 463: 238 male and 225 female residents.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Arkona, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 463 total population, 238 males, 225 females, 178 married persons, 110 families, 89 married females, 89 married males, 22 widowed persons, 15 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 4.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 263 single persons under 18, 142 single males under 18, 121 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 463 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 110 houses, 110 occupied houses, 86 houses built of wood, 71 houses of 2 stories, 68 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 38 houses of 1 story, 23 houses built of brick, 16 houses of 5 rooms, 12 houses of 4 rooms, 9 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 3 rooms, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 3,290 bushels of oats, 2,770 bushels of corn, 2,025 pounds of homemade butter, 1,640 bushels of winter wheat, 1,456 bushels of potatoes, 1,429 acres of land in farms, 1,353 bushels of turnips, 1,280 acres of improved land in farms, 1,252 chickens, 1,072 bushels of peas, 784 acres of farmland under crops, 490 bushels of barley, 346 acres of farmland in pasture, 285 bushels of spring wheat, 241 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 237 tons of hay, 159 acres of hay crops, 149 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 133 acres of oats, 109 acres of wheat, 91 horses aged over 3 years, 81 swine, 76 milk cows, 75 other cattle, 51 sheep, 50 occupants of farms, 50 swine slaughtered or sold, 47 farm occupants who own their land, 32 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 28 acres of barley, 28 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 27 cattle killed or sold, 25 ducks, 18 other fowl, 16 horses aged 3 years and under, 15 sheep slaughtered or sold, 14 acres of potatoes, 8 geese, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 turkeys, 5 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 4 acres of turnips, 4 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122016_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4792035
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkona,_Ontario
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). "Arkona, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/arkona-vl-on081002-1891/.