Arkona, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Arkona, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 424. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4792035. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.086°N, 81.838°W.
Population
In 1911, Arkona, VL had a population of 424: 196 male and 228 female residents. Population density was 543.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Arkona, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 468 |
| POP F | 228 |
| POP M | 196 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 543.15 |
| POP TOT | 424 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 37 |
| AREA ACRES | 500 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.78 |
| BAPTISTS | 143 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 173 |
| BRIT IRISH | 137 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 38 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DWELLINGS | 115 |
| F MARRIED | 85 |
| F SINGLE | 116 |
| F WIDOWED | 27 |
| FAMILIES | 115 |
| FRENCH | 1 |
| GERMAN | 58 |
| M MARRIED | 85 |
| M SINGLE | 104 |
| M WIDOWED | 7 |
| MENNONITES | 17 |
| METHODISTS | 141 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 77 |
| SWISS | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 15 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON087009— 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 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). "Arkona, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/arkona-vl-on087009-1911/.