Arthur, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Arthur, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,296. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4797728. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.837°N, 80.545°W.
Population
In 1891, Arthur, Village had a population of 1,296: 657 male and 639 female residents. Population density was 1292.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,257 |
| 1891 | 1,296 |
| 1901 | 1,285 |
| 1911 | 1,102 |
| 1921 | 1,104 |
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, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 263 |
| Number of families | 263 |
| Number of females | 639 |
| Number of males | 657 |
| Number of married females | 199 |
| Number of married males | 199 |
| Number of married persons | 398 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| POP F | 639 |
| POP M | 657 |
| POP TOT | 1,296 |
| Total population | 1,296 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 398 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 436 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 834 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,295 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 247 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 61 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 11 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 175 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 147 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 97 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 135 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 247 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 116 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 95 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 404 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 552 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,394 |
| Acres of hay crops | 526 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,893 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,445 |
| Acres of oats | 275 |
| Acres of potatoes | 58 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 39 |
| BAR AC | 116 |
| BAR BU | 2,675 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,675 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,140 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,424 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,375 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 692 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,582 |
| HAY AC | 526 |
| HAY TONS | 693 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 27 |
| Number of chickens | 1,468 |
| Number of ducks | 33 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 156 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 60 |
| Number of geese | 43 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 41 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 153 |
| Number of milk cows | 110 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 216 |
| Number of other cattle | 45 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 188 |
| Number of sheep | 44 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 10 |
| Number of swine | 66 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 195 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 275 |
| OAT BU | 7,140 |
| PEA BU | 1,424 |
| POT AC | 58 |
| POT BU | 5,375 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 210 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 154 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 64 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,775 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 693 |
| WHT AC | 39 |
| WHT SP BU | 692 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 7 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 7 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,775 |
| CATTLE KS | 27 |
| CHEESE LB | 210 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 398 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 436 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 834 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 154 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 41 |
| DUCKS | 33 |
| FAMILIES | 263 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 64 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 43 |
| GRA BU | 25 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,468 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 153 |
| HOUSES | 247 |
| HOUSES B | 61 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 43 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 147 |
| HOUSES S | 11 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 135 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 97 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 175 |
| INF 11 A | 188 |
| MD FEM | 199 |
| MD MALE | 199 |
| MD TOT | 398 |
| MILK COWS | 110 |
| NAME CD | Wellington, North-Nord |
| OC F | 60 |
| OC P | 156 |
| OC TOT | 216 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 45 |
| OTHERS | 1,295 |
| SHEEP | 44 |
| SHEEP KS | 10 |
| SUP AM | 1,893 |
| SUP FOR | 552 |
| SUP JV | 95 |
| SUP PAT | 404 |
| SUP SC | 1,394 |
| SUP TOT | 2,445 |
| SWINE | 66 |
| SWINE KS | 195 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 247 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 1,582 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| WID FEM | 42 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 64 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON127003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4797728
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_(Ontario)
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, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/arthur-village-on127003-1891/.