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 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 density was 28.9 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Arthur shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 585 |
| Number of families | 585 |
| Number of females | 1,563 |
| Number of males | 1,661 |
| Number of married females | 478 |
| Number of married males | 480 |
| Number of married persons | 958 |
| Number of widowed females | 76 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| Number of widowed persons | 120 |
| POP F | 1,563 |
| POP M | 1,661 |
| POP TOT | 3,224 |
| Total population | 3,224 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,009 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,137 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,146 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,224 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 584 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 69 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 27 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 488 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 525 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 59 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 128 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 254 |
| Number of occupied houses | 584 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,696 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 371 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 12,953 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,440 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 39,807 |
| Acres of hay crops | 9,799 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 53,131 |
| Acres of land in farms | 61,571 |
| Acres of oats | 11,899 |
| Acres of potatoes | 474 |
| Acres of turnips | 684 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,717 |
| BAR AC | 2,696 |
| BAR BU | 49,155 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 49,155 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 102 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 362 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 195 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 280,050 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 53,748 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 62,461 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 199 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 16,889 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 184,318 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4,613 |
| BWT BU | 102 |
| CRN BU | 195 |
| HAY AC | 9,799 |
| HAY TONS | 13,029 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,135 |
| Number of chickens | 19,942 |
| Number of ducks | 489 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 473 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 77 |
| Number of geese | 1,312 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 770 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,474 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,645 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 553 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,777 |
| Number of other fowl | 28 |
| Number of oxen | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 151 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 254 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 51 |
| Number of sheep | 4,265 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 3,132 |
| Number of swine | 3,758 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 4,621 |
| Number of turkeys | 440 |
| OAT AC | 11,899 |
| OAT BU | 280,050 |
| PEA BU | 53,748 |
| POT AC | 474 |
| POT BU | 62,461 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,207 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 18,693 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,080 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 155,055 |
| RYE BU | 199 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 13,029 |
| WHT AC | 1,717 |
| WHT FALL BU | 4,613 |
| WHT SP BU | 16,889 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 151 |
| A 11 50 | 58 |
| A 201 PL | 39 |
| A 51 100 | 254 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 155,055 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,135 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,207 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,009 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,137 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,146 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 18,693 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 770 |
| DUCKS | 489 |
| FAMILIES | 585 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,080 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 1,312 |
| GRA BU | 362 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 19,942 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,474 |
| HOUSES | 584 |
| HOUSES B | 69 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 71 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 128 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 525 |
| HOUSES S | 27 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 254 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 76 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 45 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 59 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 24 |
| HOUSES W | 488 |
| INF 11 A | 51 |
| MD FEM | 478 |
| MD MALE | 480 |
| MD TOT | 958 |
| MILK COWS | 2,645 |
| NAME CD | Wellington, North-Nord |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 77 |
| OC P | 473 |
| OC TOT | 553 |
| OTHER FOWL | 28 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,777 |
| OTHERS | 3,224 |
| SHEEP | 4,265 |
| SHEEP KS | 3,132 |
| SUP AM | 53,131 |
| SUP FOR | 8,440 |
| SUP JV | 371 |
| SUP PAT | 12,953 |
| SUP SC | 39,807 |
| SUP TOT | 61,571 |
| SWINE | 3,758 |
| SWINE KS | 4,621 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 584 |
| TUR AC | 684 |
| TUR BU | 184,318 |
| TURKEY | 440 |
| WID FEM | 76 |
| WID MALE | 44 |
| WID TOT | 120 |
| WORKING OX | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON127002— 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 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/.