Arthur, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Arthur, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,102. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4797728. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.837°N, 80.545°W.
Population
In 1911, Arthur, VL had a population of 1,102: 492 male and 610 female residents. Population density was 711.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Arthur, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,285 |
| POP F | 610 |
| POP M | 492 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 710.96 |
| POP TOT | 1,102 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 189 |
| AREA ACRES | 994 |
| AREA SQ MI | 1.55 |
| BAPTISTS | 3 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 280 |
| BRIT IRISH | 567 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 156 |
| CHINESE | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DISCIPLES | 2 |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 290 |
| F MARRIED | 209 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 332 |
| F WIDOWED | 67 |
| FAMILIES | 290 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 89 |
| JEWISH | 6 |
| JEWS | 6 |
| LUTHERANS | 2 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 204 |
| M SINGLE | 267 |
| M WIDOWED | 20 |
| METHODISTS | 252 |
| MORMONS | 19 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 239 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 385 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133010— 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 1911 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, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/arthur-vl-on133010-1911/.