Port Arthur S, Ontario (1891 census)
Port Arthur S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 816. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.372°N, 89.259°W.
Population
In 1891, Port Arthur S had a population of 816: 450 male and 366 female residents. Population density was 122.7 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Port Arthur, 1901 (26.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Port Arthur S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 149 |
| Number of families | 149 |
| Number of females | 366 |
| Number of males | 450 |
| Number of married females | 132 |
| Number of married males | 168 |
| Number of married persons | 300 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 23 |
| POP F | 366 |
| POP M | 450 |
| POP TOT | 816 |
| Total population | 816 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 217 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 276 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 493 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 20 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 796 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 9 |
| Number of houses | 140 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 134 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 75 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 59 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 149 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 39 |
Agriculture (52 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 11 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,420 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,628 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,468 |
| Acres of hay crops | 93 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,899 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,527 |
| Acres of oats | 8 |
| Acres of potatoes | 21 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 3 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 50 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 265 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,753 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 550 |
| HAY AC | 93 |
| HAY TONS | 33 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 30 |
| Number of chickens | 1,444 |
| Number of ducks | 57 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 25 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 23 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 18 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 73 |
| Number of milk cows | 85 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 26 |
| Number of other cattle | 43 |
| Number of other fowl | 9 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of swine | 96 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 39 |
| Number of turkeys | 17 |
| OAT AC | 8 |
| OAT BU | 265 |
| PEA BU | 40 |
| POT AC | 21 |
| POT BU | 2,753 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,830 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 33 |
| WHT AC | 3 |
| WHT SP BU | 10 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 9 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,830 |
| CATTLE KS | 30 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 217 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 276 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 493 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 18 |
| DUCKS | 57 |
| FAMILIES | 149 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 20 |
| GEESE | 23 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,444 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 73 |
| HOUSES | 140 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 75 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 59 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 59 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 39 |
| HOUSES W | 134 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 132 |
| MD MALE | 168 |
| MD TOT | 300 |
| MILK COWS | 85 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 25 |
| OC TOT | 26 |
| OTHER FOWL | 9 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 43 |
| OTHERS | 796 |
| SUP AM | 4,899 |
| SUP FOR | 4,628 |
| SUP JV | 11 |
| SUP PAT | 1,420 |
| SUP SC | 3,468 |
| SUP TOT | 9,527 |
| SWINE | 96 |
| SWINE KS | 39 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 149 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 550 |
| TURKEY | 17 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 9 |
| WID FEM | 17 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 23 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046039— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON046039— 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 S, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-arthur-s-on046039-1891/.