Arran, Ontario (1861 census)
Arran was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,553. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.463°N, 81.213°W.
Population
In 1861, Arran had a population of 2,553: 1,329 male and 1,222 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Arran shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,553 total population, 1,329 males, 1,222 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,218, Female members of the family who are present: 1,160, 917 single males, 816 single females, 386 married males, 379 married females, 286 males attending school, 234 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 111, Females present who are not members of the family: 62, 49 female births, 46 male births, 27 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 23 adult females unable to read or write, 19 adult males unable to read or write, 4 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 195 males aged 5 to 10, 184 single males aged 15 to 20, 161 single females aged 15 to 20, 160 single males aged 10 to 15, 151 females aged 5 to 10, 145 single females aged 10 to 15, 135 single males aged 20 to 30, 133 married females aged 20 to 30, 120 married females aged 30 to 40, 115 married males aged 30 to 40, 106 single females aged 20 to 30, 103 married males aged 20 to 30, 84 married males aged 40 to 50, 66 married females aged 40 to 50, 56 females aged 2 to 3, 54 married males aged 50 to 60, 47 females aged 1 to 2, 45 males aged 1 to 2, 42 females age 3 to 4, 42 males aged 2 to 3, 42 males aged 4 to 5, 39 females aged 4 to 5, 34 males aged 3 to 4, 23 married females aged 50 to 60, 23 single males aged 30 to 40, 20 married females aged 60 to 70, 18 married males aged 60 to 70, 16 married females aged 15 to 20, 13 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 8 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 widowed females over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,554 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 480 persons originating in Ireland, 317 persons originating in Scotland, 149 persons originating in England or Wales, 23 persons originating in the United States, 9 persons originating in New Brunswick, 6 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 4 persons originating in France, 3 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 French Canadians, 2 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded l persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $486,805 value farms (dollars), 98,855 bushels of turnips, 69,086 bushels of spring wheat, $58,544 value all livestock, 43,682 acres of land in farms, 42,882 pounds of homemade butter, 38,076 bushels of potatoes, 34,700 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 23,380 bushels of oats, 19,206 pounds of maple sugar, $15,942 value horses aged over 3 years, $14,845 value farm implements in dollars, 8,982 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,866 bushels of peas, 6,176 acres of farmland under crops, 5,390 bushels of winter wheat, 3,765 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,283 acres of spring wheat, 2,756 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,515 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,605 swine, 1,318 tons of hay, 1,282 sheep, 976 calves and heifers, 947 bushels of barley, 798 acres of oats, 777 milk cows, 635 barrels of pork, 529 bulls, oxen, or steers, 421 acres of turnips, 384 acres of peas, 356 occupants of farms, 311 acres of potatoes, 263 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 222 bushels of corn, 214 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 193 horses aged over 3 years, 189 acres of winter wheat, 161 barrels of beef, 130 pounds of flax or hemp, 127 pounds of hops, $98 value garden and orchard crops, 91 horses aged 3 years and under, 91 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 61 bushels of carrots, 55 bushels of buckwheat, 50 acres of farmland in gardens, 44 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 38 acres of barley, 28 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 acres of buckwheat, 4 bushels of beans, 3 acres of corn, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 3,347 yards of flannel, $480 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 313 yards of fulled cloth, 10 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 15 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON066003— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/arran-on066003-1861/.