Port Arthur, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)
Port Arthur, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,214. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.454°N, 89.217°W.
Population
In 1901, Port Arthur, Town—Ville had a population of 3,214: 1,773 male and 1,441 female residents. Population density was 3204.1 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 Port Arthur N, 1891 (12.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Port Arthur, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 560 |
| Number of females | 1,441 |
| Number of males | 1,773 |
| Number of married females | 502 |
| Number of married males | 600 |
| Number of single females | 890 |
| Number of single males | 1,138 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| POP F | 1,441 |
| POP M | 1,773 |
| POP TOT | 3,214 |
| Total population | 3,214 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 556 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 9,000 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 9,000 |
| FAMILIES | 560 |
| HOUSES | 556 |
| MARRIED F | 502 |
| MARRIED M | 600 |
| SINGLE F | 890 |
| SINGLE M | 1,138 |
| WIDOWED F | 49 |
| WIDOWED M | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON044063— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON044063— 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 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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-arthur-town-ville-on044063-1901/.