Arran, Ontario (1891 census)
Arran was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,913. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.463°N, 81.214°W.
Population
In 1891, Arran had a population of 2,913: 1,489 male and 1,424 female residents. Population density was 30.9 people per square mile.
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 1891
In the 1891 census, Arran shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 175 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 540 |
| Number of families | 540 |
| Number of females | 1,424 |
| Number of males | 1,489 |
| Number of married females | 460 |
| Number of married males | 460 |
| Number of married persons | 920 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 82 |
| POP F | 1,424 |
| POP M | 1,489 |
| POP TOT | 2,913 |
| Total population | 2,913 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 914 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 997 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,911 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,913 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 16 |
| Number of houses | 507 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 87 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 9 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 411 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 156 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 350 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 82 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 263 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 523 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 470 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 662 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 11,769 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,043 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 28,975 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,347 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 41,406 |
| Acres of land in farms | 52,449 |
| Acres of oats | 7,057 |
| Acres of potatoes | 333 |
| Acres of turnips | 403 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,660 |
| BAR AC | 470 |
| BAR BU | 8,732 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8,732 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 190 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 627 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 340 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 656 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 167,202 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 71,285 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 38,778 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 447 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 17,895 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 155,571 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 28,935 |
| BWT BU | 627 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 215 |
| CRN BU | 656 |
| HAY AC | 8,347 |
| HAY TONS | 11,534 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,828 |
| Number of chickens | 16,040 |
| Number of ducks | 306 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 449 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 59 |
| Number of geese | 864 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 594 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,094 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,939 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 508 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,195 |
| Number of other fowl | 40 |
| Number of oxen | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 126 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 205 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 88 |
| Number of sheep | 5,089 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,711 |
| Number of swine | 2,180 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,568 |
| Number of turkeys | 461 |
| OAT AC | 7,057 |
| OAT BU | 167,202 |
| PEA BU | 71,285 |
| POT AC | 333 |
| POT BU | 38,778 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,430 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 22,509 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 855 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 195,909 |
| RYE BU | 447 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 11,534 |
| WHT AC | 3,660 |
| WHT FALL BU | 28,935 |
| WHT SP BU | 17,895 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 126 |
| A 11 50 | 53 |
| A 201 PL | 36 |
| A 51 100 | 205 |
| BEN BU | 190 |
| BUTTER LB | 195,909 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,828 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,430 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 914 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 997 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,911 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 22,509 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 594 |
| DUCKS | 306 |
| FAMILIES | 540 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 855 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 864 |
| GRA BU | 340 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 16,040 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,094 |
| HOUSES | 507 |
| HOUSES B | 87 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 68 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 82 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 156 |
| HOUSES S | 9 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 263 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 350 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 33 |
| HOUSES W | 411 |
| INF 11 A | 88 |
| MD FEM | 460 |
| MD MALE | 460 |
| MD TOT | 920 |
| MILK COWS | 1,939 |
| NAME CD | Bruce, North-Nord |
| OC F | 59 |
| OC P | 449 |
| OC TOT | 508 |
| OTHER FOWL | 40 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,195 |
| OTHERS | 2,913 |
| SHEEP | 5,089 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,711 |
| SILOS | 215 |
| SUP AM | 41,406 |
| SUP FOR | 11,043 |
| SUP JV | 662 |
| SUP PAT | 11,769 |
| SUP SC | 28,975 |
| SUP TOT | 52,449 |
| SWINE | 2,180 |
| SWINE KS | 2,568 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 523 |
| TUR AC | 403 |
| TUR BU | 155,571 |
| TURKEY | 461 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 16 |
| WID FEM | 50 |
| WID MALE | 32 |
| WID TOT | 82 |
| WORKING OX | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON052003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104003— 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 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). "Arran, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/arran-on052003-1891/.