Arran, Ontario (1911 census)
Arran was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,091. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.463°N, 81.214°W.
Population
In 1911, Arran had a population of 2,091: 1,069 male and 1,022 female residents. Population density was 23.6 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Arran shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 56,728 area in acres, 2,091 total population, 1,069 males in the population, 1,022 females in the population, 642 single (never-married) males, 555 single (never-married) females, 478 families, 395 married males, 394 married females, 88.64 area in square miles, 71 widowed females, 30 widowed males, 23.59 population per square mile, 2 females with marital status not given, 2 males with marital status not given. 2,562 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,042 persons of British origin (Irish), 503 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 426 persons of British origin (English), 80 persons of German origin, 24 persons of Dutch origin, 13 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 957 Methodists, 730 Presbyterians, 286 Anglicans (Church of England), 71 Baptists, 18 Roman Catholics, 16 Mennonites, 7 Brethren, 5 Lutherans, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 469 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON059003— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/arran-on059003-1911/.