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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230482. 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.
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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,275 total population, 699 males, 576 females, 406 married persons, 282 families, 207 married males, 199 married females, 32 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 837 single persons under 18, 481 single males under 18, 356 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 277 occupied houses, 267 inhabited houses, 42 uninhabited houses, 9 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 9 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 5,465 bushels of potatoes, 3,410 bushels of oats, 2,215 bushels of turnips, 995 bushels of spring wheat, 538 bushels of barley, 130 acres of wheat, 129 tons of hay, 111 bushels of peas and beans, 81 acres of hay crops, 70 bushels of other root crops, 65 acres of potatoes, 64 bushels of buckwheat, 53 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Amos Wright | 1809–1886 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,275 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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: 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 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/.