Arthur, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Arthur, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,104. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4797728. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.837°N, 80.545°W.
Population
In 1921, Arthur, VL had a population of 1,104: 531 male and 573 female residents.
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 1921
In the 1921 census, Arthur, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 573 |
| POP M | 531 |
| POP TOT | 1,104 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 151 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 16 |
| BRIT BORN F | 45 |
| BRIT BORN M | 44 |
| BRIT ENG | 299 |
| BRIT IRISH | 531 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 179 |
| CAN BORN F | 509 |
| CAN BORN M | 473 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR DUTCH | 11 |
| EUR FRENCH | 4 |
| EUR GERMAN | 46 |
| EUR HEBREW | 12 |
| EUR OTHER | 17 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 3 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 19 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 14 |
| JEWS | 12 |
| LUTHERANS | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 251 |
| MORMONS | 36 |
| OTHER SECTS | 6 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 272 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 356 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON152017— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/arthur-vl-on152017-1921/.