Arnprior, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Arnprior, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,147. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q543997. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.427°N, 76.362°W.
Population
In 1881, Arnprior, Village had a population of 2,147: 1,067 male and 1,080 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Arnprior, Village, 1871 (79.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Arnprior, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,147 total population, 1,080 females, 1,067 males, 655 married persons, 394 families, 330 married females, 325 married males, 82 widowed persons, 61 widowed females, 21 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,410 single persons under 18, 721 single males under 18, 689 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 394 inhabited houses, 394 occupied houses, 18 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 1,450 bushels of potatoes, 400 bushels of turnips, 350 bushels of oats, 285 bushels of spring wheat, 235 bushels of peas and beans, 57 acres of hay crops, 46 tons of hay, 31 acres of wheat, 30 bushels of barley, 11 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,147 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:
ON113013— 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 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). "Arnprior, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/arnprior-village-on113013-1881/.