Arran, Ontario (1851 census)
Arran was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 149. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.463°N, 81.213°W.
Population
In 1851, Arran had a population of 149: 76 male and 73 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 149 |
| 1861 | 2,553 |
| 1871 | 3,780 |
| 1881 | 3,512 |
| 1891 | 2,913 |
| 1901 | 2,562 |
| 1911 | 2,091 |
| 1921 | 1,858 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Arran shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 149 total population, Male members of the family who are present: 76, 76 males, Female members of the family who are present: 73, 73 females, 44 single males, 39 single females, 33 married females, 32 married males, 28 families, 1 female births, 1 widowed females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 13 married females aged 20 to 30, 11 single females aged 20 to 30, 10 married males aged 30 to 40, 9 married females aged 30 to 40, 9 married males aged 20 to 30, 9 single males aged 10 to 15, 9 single males aged 15 to 20, 7 females aged 5 to 10, 7 single males aged 20 to 30, 6 married males aged 40 to 50, 6 single females aged 10 to 15, 5 females aged 1 to 2, 5 males aged 2 to 3, 5 males aged 3 to 4, 5 married females aged 50 to 60, 5 married males aged 50 to 60, 4 males aged 4 to 5, 3 females aged 2 to 3, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 married females aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 15 to 20, 2 females age 3 to 4, 2 males aged 1 to 2, 2 males aged 5 to 10, 1 females under age 1, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 145 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 77 Indigenous males, 58 Indigenous females, 4 persons originating in Ireland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON003001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104003_1881— 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 1851 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). "Arran, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/arran-on003001-1851/.