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 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 density was 745.6 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.
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 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 394 |
| Number of families | 394 |
| Number of females | 1,080 |
| Number of males | 1,067 |
| Number of married females | 330 |
| Number of married males | 325 |
| Number of married persons | 655 |
| Number of widowed females | 61 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 82 |
| POP TOT | 2,147 |
| Total population | 2,147 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 689 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 721 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,410 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 394 |
| Number of occupied houses | 394 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 57 |
| Acres of potatoes | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 31 |
| BAR BU | 30 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 350 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 235 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,450 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 285 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 400 |
| HAY AC | 57 |
| HAY TONS | 46 |
| OAT BU | 350 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 235 |
| POT AC | 11 |
| POT BU | 1,450 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 46 |
| WHT AC | 31 |
| WHT SP BU | 285 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 689 |
| C UNMD M | 721 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,410 |
| D OCC | 394 |
| FEMALE | 1,080 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 394 |
| H UNINH | 18 |
| MALE | 1,067 |
| MD F | 330 |
| MD M | 325 |
| MD TOT | 655 |
| NUMBER CD | 113 |
| TUR BU | 400 |
| WID F | 61 |
| WID M | 21 |
| WID TOT | 82 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON113013— 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 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/.