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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230482. 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.
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 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 975 total population, 542 males, 433 females, 296 married persons, 172 families, 156 married males, 140 married females, 25 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 654 single persons under 18, 375 single males under 18, 279 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 896 persons who are not French Canadian, 79 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 169 occupied houses, 166 houses, 141 houses built of wood, 113 houses of 1 story, 95 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 46 houses of 2 stories, 31 uninhabited houses, 21 houses of 4 rooms, 21 houses of 5 rooms, 14 houses of over 15 rooms, 13 houses built of stone, 12 houses built of brick, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses of 3 stories, 5 houses of 3 rooms, 3 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 2,625 bushels of potatoes, 1,514 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,460 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,450 bushels of oats, 1,330 cattle killed or sold, 1,095 chickens, 1,000 bushels of spring wheat, 761 acres of land in farms, 600 bushels of peas, 511 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 420 bushels of turnips, 300 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 251 acres of improved land in farms, 175 acres of farmland in pasture, 165 tons of hay, 135 acres of hay crops, 100 bushels of barley, 100 bushels of winter wheat, 97 swine, 90 horses aged over 3 years, 75 acres of farmland under crops, 75 sheep, 59 acres of wheat, 55 acres of oats, 55 milk cows, 54 pounds of homemade butter, 28 other cattle, 18 acres of potatoes, 6 farm occupants who own their land, 6 occupants of farms, 6 oxen, 6 turkeys, 5 horses aged 3 years and under, 4 acres of barley, 2 acres of turnips, 2 ducks, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q7230482
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_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). "Port Arthur Centre, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-arthur-centre-on046037-1891/.