Arthur, Ontario (1871 census)
Arthur was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,376. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.911°N, 80.649°W.
Population
In 1871, Arthur had a population of 4,376: 2,255 male and 2,121 female residents. Population density was 38.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,597 |
| 1871 | 4,376 |
| 1881 | 3,916 |
| 1891 | 3,224 |
| 1901 | 2,961 |
| 1911 | 2,401 |
| 1921 | 2,137 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Arthur, Village, 1881 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Arthur shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 760 |
| Number of females | 2,121 |
| Number of males | 2,255 |
| Number of married females | 628 |
| Number of married males | 640 |
| Number of married persons | 1,268 |
| Number of widowed females | 68 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 98 |
| Total population | 4,376 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,425 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,585 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,010 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 17 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 758 |
| Number of occupied houses | 758 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 24,340 |
| BWT BU | 28 |
| CRN BU | 9 |
| HAY AC | 4,714 |
| HAY TONS | 4,934 |
| OAT BU | 77,461 |
| PEA BU | 35,879 |
| POT AC | 550 |
| POT BU | 50,430 |
| Total area (acres) | 68,127 |
| WHT SP BU | 38,017 |
| WHT WTR BU | 935 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 7,297 |
| AREA | 68,127 |
| BEING BUILT | 17 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| CD | 35 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 760 |
| FEMALE | 2,121 |
| GRA BU | 32 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 758 |
| INHABITED | 758 |
| MALE | 2,255 |
| MARRIED F | 628 |
| MARRIED M | 640 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,268 |
| POPULATION | 4,376 |
| ROOT BU | 2,597 |
| SINGLE F | 1,425 |
| SINGLE M | 1,585 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,010 |
| TUR BU | 115,319 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 68 |
| WIDOWED M | 30 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 98 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON035004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152001— 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 1871 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). "Arthur, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/arthur-on035004-1871/.