Arnprior, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Arnprior, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,341. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q543997. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.427°N, 76.362°W.
Population
In 1891, Arnprior, Village had a population of 3,341: 1,645 male and 1,696 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Arnprior, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 73 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,341 total population, 1,696 females, 1,645 males, 1,079 married persons, 635 families, 540 married males, 539 married females, 101 widowed persons, 75 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,161 single persons under 18, 1,082 single females under 18, 1,079 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,696 persons who are not French Canadian, 645 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 582 houses, 582 occupied houses, 497 houses of 1 story, 496 houses built of wood, 295 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 108 houses of 4 rooms, 95 houses of 5 rooms, 85 houses of 2 stories, 79 houses built of brick, 34 houses of 3 rooms, 26 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 12 houses of 2 rooms, 11 houses of over 15 rooms, 11 uninhabited houses, 9 houses under construction, 7 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 8,631 pounds of homemade butter, 4,748 bushels of potatoes, 2,035 chickens, 1,655 bushels of oats, 855 bushels of peas, 846 bushels of turnips, 724 acres of land in farms, 548 occupants of farms, 543 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 436 acres of improved land in farms, 380 bushels of spring wheat, 308 farm occupants who own their land, 288 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 240 farm occupants who rent their land, 191 milk cows, 182 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 182 acres of farmland in pasture, 170 horses aged over 3 years, 104 swine, 76 acres of oats, 72 acres of farmland under crops, 56 acres of potatoes, 51 tons of hay, 44 acres of hay crops, 40 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 35 acres of wheat, 35 geese, 27 ducks, 25 bushels of barley, 16 other cattle, 10 bushels of corn, 10 sheep, 7 acres of turnips, 4 horses aged 3 years and under, 4 turkeys, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 swine slaughtered or sold, 1 acres of barley, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115002— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/arnprior-village-on115002-1891/.