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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,257 |
| 1891 | 1,296 |
| 1901 | 1,285 |
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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,296 total population, 657 males, 639 females, 398 married persons, 263 families, 199 married females, 199 married males, 64 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 834 single persons under 18, 436 single males under 18, 398 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,295 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 247 houses, 247 occupied houses, 175 houses built of wood, 147 houses of 1 story, 135 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 97 houses of 2 stories, 61 houses built of brick, 43 houses of 5 rooms, 27 houses of 3 rooms, 27 houses of 4 rooms, 11 houses built of stone, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 9,775 pounds of homemade butter, 7,140 bushels of oats, 5,375 bushels of potatoes, 2,675 bushels of barley, 2,445 acres of land in farms, 1,893 acres of improved land in farms, 1,582 bushels of turnips, 1,468 chickens, 1,424 bushels of peas, 1,394 acres of farmland under crops, 693 tons of hay, 692 bushels of spring wheat, 552 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 526 acres of hay crops, 404 acres of farmland in pasture, 275 acres of oats, 216 occupants of farms, 210 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 195 swine slaughtered or sold, 188 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 156 farm occupants who own their land, 154 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 153 horses aged over 3 years, 116 acres of barley, 110 milk cows, 95 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 66 swine, 64 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 60 farm occupants who rent their land, 58 acres of potatoes, 45 other cattle, 44 sheep, 43 geese, 41 horses aged 3 years and under, 39 acres of wheat, 33 ducks, 27 cattle killed or sold, 25 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 13 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 sheep slaughtered or sold, 7 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 7 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 5 acres of turnips, 2 other fowl, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON127003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON125003_1881— 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/.