Port Arthur N, Ontario (1891 census)
Port Arthur N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 907. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.453°N, 89.216°W.
Population
In 1891, Port Arthur N had a population of 907: 489 male and 418 female residents. Population density was 115.9 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 (31.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Port Arthur, Town—Ville, 1901 (12.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Port Arthur N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 187 |
| Number of families | 187 |
| Number of females | 418 |
| Number of males | 489 |
| Number of married females | 148 |
| Number of married males | 167 |
| Number of married persons | 315 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| POP F | 418 |
| POP M | 489 |
| POP TOT | 907 |
| Total population | 907 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 256 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 302 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 558 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 12 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 895 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 49 |
| Number of houses | 135 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 132 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 93 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 38 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 77 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 184 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 80 |
Agriculture (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 69 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 91 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 375 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 539 |
| Acres of hay crops | 133 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 699 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,074 |
| Acres of oats | 24 |
| Acres of potatoes | 20 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 205 |
| BAR AC | 1 |
| BAR BU | 30 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 495 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,450 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,127 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 450 |
| CRN BU | 40 |
| HAY AC | 133 |
| HAY TONS | 271 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 6 |
| Number of chickens | 2,054 |
| Number of ducks | 104 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 90 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 42 |
| Number of geese | 30 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 5 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 41 |
| Number of milk cows | 98 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 136 |
| Number of other cattle | 30 |
| Number of other fowl | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 130 |
| Number of swine | 49 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 15 |
| Number of turkeys | 27 |
| OAT AC | 24 |
| OAT BU | 495 |
| PEA BU | 55 |
| POT AC | 20 |
| POT BU | 4,450 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,030 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 271 |
| WHT AC | 205 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,127 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 1,030 |
| CATTLE KS | 6 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 256 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 302 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 558 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 5 |
| DUCKS | 104 |
| FAMILIES | 187 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FRN CA | 12 |
| GEESE | 30 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,054 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 41 |
| HOUSES | 135 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 93 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 77 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 38 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 80 |
| HOUSES W | 132 |
| INF 11 A | 130 |
| MD FEM | 148 |
| MD MALE | 167 |
| MD TOT | 315 |
| MILK COWS | 98 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 42 |
| OC P | 90 |
| OC TOT | 136 |
| OTHER FOWL | 42 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 30 |
| OTHERS | 895 |
| SUP AM | 699 |
| SUP FOR | 375 |
| SUP JV | 69 |
| SUP PAT | 91 |
| SUP SC | 539 |
| SUP TOT | 1,074 |
| SWINE | 49 |
| SWINE KS | 15 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 184 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 450 |
| TURKEY | 27 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 49 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046038— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON046038— 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 N, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-arthur-n-on046038-1891/.