Arnprior, Ontario (1861 census)
Arnprior was a township in Renfrew County, Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 670. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.430°N, 76.363°W.
Population
In 1861, Arnprior had a population of 670.
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 McNab, 1851 (2.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Arnprior shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP TOT | 670 |
| Total population | 670 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 26 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 448 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 35 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 79 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 65 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 17 |
Agriculture (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers | 716 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 66 |
| Number of milk cows | 53 |
| Number of sheep | 3 |
| Number of swine | 35 |
| Value of all livestock | 6,172 |
Manufacturing & industry (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of carriages for pleasure | 35 |
| Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars) | 1,030 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BRACES | 37 |
| C17 LAND HELD | 716 |
| C53 MILK COWS | 53 |
| C55 HORSES | 66 |
| C58 SHEEP | 3 |
| C59 SWINE | 35 |
| C60 TOT VALUE | 6,172 |
| C68 CAR PLEASURE | 35 |
| C69 VALUE DOL P | 1,030 |
| CD NAME | Renfrew |
| England and Wales | 35 |
| Ireland | 79 |
| Natives of Canada French Origin | 26 |
| Natives of Canada Not of French Origin | 448 |
| Scotland | 65 |
| United States | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON096004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON096004— 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 1861 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). "Arnprior, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/arnprior-on096004-1861/.