Arnprior, Village, Ontario (1861 census)
Arnprior, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 670. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q543997. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.430°N, 76.363°W.
Population
In 1861, Arnprior, Village had a population of 670.
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.
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, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 15 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 670 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 448 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 79 persons originating in Ireland, 65 persons originating in Scotland, 35 persons originating in England or Wales, 26 French Canadians, 17 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $6,172 value all livestock, 716 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 66 horses aged over 3 years, 53 milk cows, 35 swine, 3 sheep. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $1,030 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 35 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
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 1861, 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:
ON096004— 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 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, Village, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/arnprior-village-on096004-1861/.