Port Arthur Centre, Ontario (1891 census)
Port Arthur Centre was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 975. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.407°N, 89.261°W.
Population
In 1891, Port Arthur Centre had a population of 975: 542 male and 433 female residents. Population density was 76.8 people per square mile.
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 Prince Arthur, 1881 (51.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Fort William, Town—Ville, 1901 (7.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Port Arthur Centre shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 150 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 172 |
| Number of families | 172 |
| Number of females | 433 |
| Number of males | 542 |
| Number of married females | 140 |
| Number of married males | 156 |
| Number of married persons | 296 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP F | 433 |
| POP M | 542 |
| POP TOT | 975 |
| Total population | 975 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 279 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 375 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 654 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 79 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 896 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 166 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 12 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 13 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 141 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 113 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 46 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 95 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 14 |
| Number of occupied houses | 169 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 175 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 511 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 75 |
| Acres of hay crops | 135 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 251 |
| Acres of land in farms | 761 |
| Acres of oats | 55 |
| Acres of potatoes | 18 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 59 |
| BAR AC | 4 |
| BAR BU | 100 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,450 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 600 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,625 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,000 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 420 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 100 |
| HAY AC | 135 |
| HAY TONS | 165 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,330 |
| Number of chickens | 1,095 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 5 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 90 |
| Number of milk cows | 55 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 6 |
| Number of other cattle | 28 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 75 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,514 |
| Number of swine | 97 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,460 |
| Number of turkeys | 6 |
| OAT AC | 55 |
| OAT BU | 1,450 |
| PEA BU | 600 |
| POT AC | 18 |
| POT BU | 2,625 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 300 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 54 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 165 |
| WHT AC | 59 |
| WHT FALL BU | 100 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,000 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 54 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,330 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 279 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 375 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 654 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 300 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 5 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 172 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 79 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,095 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 90 |
| HOUSES | 166 |
| HOUSES B | 12 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 113 |
| HOUSES S | 13 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 95 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 14 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 46 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 31 |
| HOUSES W | 141 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 140 |
| MD MALE | 156 |
| MD TOT | 296 |
| MILK COWS | 55 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC P | 6 |
| OC TOT | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 28 |
| OTHERS | 896 |
| SHEEP | 75 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,514 |
| SUP AM | 251 |
| SUP FOR | 511 |
| SUP JV | 1 |
| SUP PAT | 175 |
| SUP SC | 75 |
| SUP TOT | 761 |
| SWINE | 97 |
| SWINE KS | 1,460 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 169 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 420 |
| TURKEY | 6 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046037— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON046037— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Port Arthur Centre, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-arthur-centre-on046037-1891/.