Arthur, Ontario (1881 census)
Arthur was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,916. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260727. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.912°N, 80.650°W.
Population
In 1881, Arthur had a population of 3,916: 2,008 male and 1,908 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Arthur shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,916 total population, 2,008 males, 1,908 females, 1,130 married persons, 664 families, 566 married females, 564 married males, 115 widowed persons, 68 widowed females, 47 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,671 single persons under 18, 1,397 single males under 18, 1,274 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 654 inhabited houses, 654 occupied houses, 52 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 228,959 bushels of turnips, 125,613 bushels of oats, 72,104 bushels of peas and beans, 57,884 bushels of barley, 57,458 bushels of potatoes, 53,785 bushels of spring wheat, 17,568 bushels of winter wheat, 8,631 tons of hay, 7,501 acres of hay crops, 7,432 acres of wheat, 4,031 bushels of other root crops, 492 acres of potatoes, 278 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 bushels of buckwheat, 4 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,916 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON153006— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/arthur-on153006-1881/.