Arkona, VL, Ontario (1881 census)
Arkona, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 569. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4792035. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.086°N, 81.838°W.
Population
In 1881, Arkona, VL had a population of 569: 290 male and 279 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).
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 569 total population, 290 males, 279 females, 200 married persons, 116 families, 101 married females, 99 married males, 20 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 349 single persons under 18, 184 single males under 18, 165 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 115 inhabited houses, 115 occupied houses, 9 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,095 bushels of oats, 4,114 bushels of winter wheat, 3,418 bushels of corn, 2,578 bushels of potatoes, 1,649 bushels of other root crops, 844 bushels of barley, 598 bushels of turnips, 243 acres of wheat, 201 bushels of peas and beans, 164 tons of hay, 108 acres of hay crops, 85 bushels of spring wheat, 55 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 27 acres of potatoes, 7 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 569 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON179015— 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 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, VL, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/arkona-vl-on179015-1881/.