Arnprior, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Arnprior, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,714. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.430°N, 76.363°W.
Population
In 1871, Arnprior, Village had a population of 1,714: 876 male and 838 female residents. Population density was 753.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 670 |
| 1871 | 1,714 |
| 1881 | 2,147 |
| 1891 | 3,341 |
| 1901 | 4,152 |
| 1911 | 4,405 |
| 1921 | 4,077 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Arnprior, Village, 1881 (79.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Arnprior, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 305 |
| Number of females | 838 |
| Number of males | 876 |
| Number of married females | 266 |
| Number of married males | 263 |
| Number of married persons | 529 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| Total population | 1,714 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 545 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 606 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,151 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 272 |
| Number of occupied houses | 272 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 20 |
| CRN BU | 14 |
| HAY AC | 140 |
| HAY TONS | 105 |
| OAT BU | 840 |
| PEA BU | 87 |
| POT AC | 43 |
| POT BU | 4,159 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,350 |
| WHT SP BU | 345 |
| WHT WTR BU | 200 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 36 |
| AREA | 1,350 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| CD | 81 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 305 |
| FEMALE | 838 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 272 |
| INHABITED | 272 |
| MALE | 876 |
| MARRIED F | 266 |
| MARRIED M | 263 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 529 |
| POPULATION | 1,714 |
| ROOT BU | 55 |
| SINGLE F | 545 |
| SINGLE M | 606 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,151 |
| TUR BU | 644 |
| WIDOWED F | 27 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142036— 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 1871 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, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/arnprior-village-on081002-1871/.