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 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 density was 35.1 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Arthur shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 664 |
| Number of families | 664 |
| Number of females | 1,908 |
| Number of males | 2,008 |
| Number of married females | 566 |
| Number of married males | 564 |
| Number of married persons | 1,130 |
| Number of widowed females | 68 |
| Number of widowed males | 47 |
| Number of widowed persons | 115 |
| POP TOT | 3,916 |
| Total population | 3,916 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,274 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,397 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,671 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 654 |
| Number of occupied houses | 654 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 52 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 7,501 |
| Acres of potatoes | 492 |
| Acres of wheat | 7,432 |
| BAR BU | 57,884 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 57,884 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 278 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 125,613 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,031 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 72,104 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 57,458 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 53,785 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 228,959 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 17,568 |
| BWT BU | 4 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 7,501 |
| HAY TONS | 8,631 |
| OAT BU | 125,613 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 72,104 |
| POT AC | 492 |
| POT BU | 57,458 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,631 |
| WHT AC | 7,432 |
| WHT SP BU | 53,785 |
| WHT WTR BU | 17,568 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,274 |
| C UNMD M | 1,397 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,671 |
| D OCC | 654 |
| FEMALE | 1,908 |
| GRA BU | 278 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 654 |
| H UNINH | 52 |
| MALE | 2,008 |
| MD F | 566 |
| MD M | 564 |
| MD TOT | 1,130 |
| NUMBER CD | 153 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,031 |
| TUR BU | 228,959 |
| WID F | 68 |
| WID M | 47 |
| WID TOT | 115 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON153006— 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 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/.