Arthur, Ontario (1921 census)
Arthur was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,137. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260727. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.912°N, 80.650°W.
Population
In 1921, Arthur had a population of 2,137: 1,174 male and 963 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Arthur shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,137 total population, 1,174 males in the population, 1,098 males born in Canada, 963 females in the population, 926 females born in Canada, 68 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 35 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 8 males born outside the British Empire, 2 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,125 persons of British origin (Irish), 411 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 405 persons of British origin (English), 161 persons of German origin, 28 persons of French origin, 5 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Ukrainian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 815 Roman Catholics, 499 Presbyterians, 381 Methodists, 267 Anglicans (Church of England), 130 Baptists, 17 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 14 Brethren, 12 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON152001— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/arthur-on152001-1921/.