Prince Arthur, Ontario (1881 census)
Prince Arthur was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,275. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.416°N, 89.250°W.
Population
In 1881, Prince Arthur had a population of 1,275: 699 male and 576 female residents. Population density was 52.0 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 Kaministikuia, 1871 (0.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Port Arthur Centre, 1891 (51.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Port Arthur N, 1891 (31.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Prince Arthur shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 282 |
| Number of families | 282 |
| Number of females | 576 |
| Number of males | 699 |
| Number of married females | 199 |
| Number of married males | 207 |
| Number of married persons | 406 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP TOT | 1,275 |
| Total population | 1,275 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 356 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 481 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 837 |
Buildings & housing (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 9 |
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 267 |
| Number of occupied houses | 277 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 42 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 81 |
| Acres of potatoes | 65 |
| Acres of wheat | 130 |
| BAR BU | 538 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 538 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 64 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,410 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 111 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,465 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 995 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,215 |
| BWT BU | 64 |
| HAY AC | 81 |
| HAY TONS | 129 |
| OAT BU | 3,410 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 111 |
| POT AC | 65 |
| POT BU | 5,465 |
| RYE BU | 53 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 129 |
| WHT AC | 130 |
| WHT SP BU | 995 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 356 |
| C UNMD M | 481 |
| C UNMD TOT | 837 |
| D OCC | 277 |
| FEMALE | 576 |
| H CON | 9 |
| H INHAB | 267 |
| H UNINH | 42 |
| MALE | 699 |
| MD F | 199 |
| MD M | 207 |
| MD TOT | 406 |
| NUMBER CD | 182 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 70 |
| SHAN | 9 |
| TUR BU | 2,215 |
| VESS | 1 |
| WID F | 21 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON182030— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON182030— 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 1881 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). "Prince Arthur, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/prince-arthur-on182030-1881/.