Arthur, Ontario (1891 census)
Arthur was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,224. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260727. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.912°N, 80.650°W.
Population
In 1891, Arthur had a population of 3,224: 1,661 male and 1,563 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Arthur shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,224 total population, 1,661 males, 1,563 females, 958 married persons, 585 families, 480 married males, 478 married females, 120 widowed persons, 76 widowed females, 44 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,146 single persons under 18, 1,137 single males under 18, 1,009 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,224 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 584 houses, 584 occupied houses, 525 houses of 1 story, 488 houses built of wood, 254 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 128 houses of 4 rooms, 76 houses of 3 rooms, 71 houses of 5 rooms, 69 houses built of brick, 59 houses of 2 stories, 45 houses of 2 rooms, 27 houses built of stone, 24 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 280,050 bushels of oats, 184,318 bushels of turnips, 155,055 pounds of homemade butter, 62,461 bushels of potatoes, 61,571 acres of land in farms, 53,748 bushels of peas, 53,131 acres of improved land in farms, 49,155 bushels of barley, 39,807 acres of farmland under crops, 19,942 chickens, 18,693 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 16,889 bushels of spring wheat, 13,029 tons of hay, 12,953 acres of farmland in pasture, 11,899 acres of oats, 9,799 acres of hay crops, 8,440 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,777 other cattle, 4,621 swine slaughtered or sold, 4,613 bushels of winter wheat, 4,265 sheep, 3,758 swine, 3,132 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2,696 acres of barley, 2,645 milk cows, 2,135 cattle killed or sold, 2,080 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,717 acres of wheat, 1,474 horses aged over 3 years, 1,312 geese, 1,207 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 770 horses aged 3 years and under, 684 acres of turnips, 553 occupants of farms, 489 ducks, 474 acres of potatoes, 473 farm occupants who own their land, 440 turkeys, 371 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 362 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 254 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 199 bushels of rye, 195 bushels of corn, 151 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 102 bushels of buckwheat, 77 farm occupants who rent their land, 58 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 51 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 39 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 28 other fowl, 10 oxen, 5 bushels of beans, 3 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON127002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152001_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260727
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). "Arthur, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/arthur-on127002-1891/.