Port Arthur, Ontario (1901 census)
Port Arthur was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 71. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230482. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.411°N, 89.249°W.
Population
In 1901, Port Arthur had a population of 71: 48 male and 23 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 contained Port Arthur S, 1891 (26.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Gorman, Mclntyre & Ware, 1911 (9.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Port Arthur shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 10 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 71 total population, 48 males, 33 single males, 23 females, 19 families, 15 married males, 13 married females, 10 single females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 19 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 12,500 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON044062— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON044062— 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 1901 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, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-arthur-on044062-1901/.