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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q543997. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 670 |
| 1871 | 1,714 |
| 1881 | 2,147 |
| 1891 | 3,341 |
| 1901 | 4,152 |
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 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,714 total population, 876 males, 838 females, 529 married persons, 305 families, 266 married females, 263 married males, 34 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,151 single persons under 18, 606 single males under 18, 545 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 272 inhabited houses, 272 occupied houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 1,350 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel McLachlin | 1810–1872 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111002_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q543997
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnprior
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnprior
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/.