Arthur, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Arthur, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,257. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4797728. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.837°N, 80.545°W.
Population
In 1881, Arthur, Village had a population of 1,257: 615 male and 642 female residents. Population density was 1253.1 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Arthur, 1871 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Arthur, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 241 |
| Number of families | 241 |
| Number of females | 642 |
| Number of males | 615 |
| Number of married females | 203 |
| Number of married males | 204 |
| Number of married persons | 407 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP TOT | 1,257 |
| Total population | 1,257 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 406 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 396 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 802 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 241 |
| Number of occupied houses | 241 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 269 |
| Acres of potatoes | 30 |
| Acres of wheat | 79 |
| BAR BU | 415 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 415 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,287 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 936 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,239 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,058 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 399 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,117 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 315 |
| BWT BU | 22 |
| CRN BU | 19 |
| HAY AC | 269 |
| HAY TONS | 363 |
| OAT BU | 3,287 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,239 |
| POT AC | 30 |
| POT BU | 5,058 |
| RYE BU | 11 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 363 |
| WHT AC | 79 |
| WHT SP BU | 399 |
| WHT WTR BU | 315 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 406 |
| C UNMD M | 396 |
| C UNMD TOT | 802 |
| D OCC | 241 |
| FEMALE | 642 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 241 |
| H UNINH | 28 |
| MALE | 615 |
| MD F | 203 |
| MD M | 204 |
| MD TOT | 407 |
| NUMBER CD | 153 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 936 |
| TUR BU | 1,117 |
| WID F | 33 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON153007— 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 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, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/arthur-village-on153007-1881/.