Aylmer, Town—Ville, Quebec (1851 census)
Aylmer, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,169. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138372625. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.406°N, 75.853°W.
Population
In 1851, Aylmer, Town—Ville had a population of 1,169: 608 male and 561 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,169 |
| 1861 | 1,586 |
| 1871 | 1,650 |
| 1881 | 1,762 |
| 1891 | 1,945 |
| 1901 | 2,291 |
| 1911 | 3,109 |
| 1921 | 2,970 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Aylmer, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,169 total population, 608 males, 561 females, Male members of the family who are present: 484, Female members of the family who are present: 456, 430 single males, 373 single females, 175 married females, 171 married males, 168 families, Males present who are not members of the family: 124, Females present who are not members of the family: 105, 63 males attending school, 22 male births, Male members of the family who are present: 21, 20 females attending school, 13 widowed females, 11 female births, 7 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 6, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 84 single males aged 10 to 15, 82 males aged 5 to 10, 75 single males aged 15 to 20, 71 females aged 5 to 10, 67 married males aged 30 to 40, 66 single females aged 15 to 20, 65 married females aged 20 to 30, 61 married females aged 30 to 40, 60 single males aged 20 to 30, 59 single females aged 10 to 15, 55 single females aged 20 to 30, 46 married males aged 20 to 30, 34 married males aged 40 to 50, 24 females aged 2 to 3, 24 married females aged 40 to 50, 23 females age 3 to 4, 22 males under age 1, 22 single males aged 30 to 40, 21 males aged 1 to 2, 19 females aged 1 to 2, 19 married males aged 50 to 60, 16 males aged 4 to 5, 14 married females aged 15 to 20, 14 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 males aged 3 to 4, 12 females of unknown age, 12 males aged 2 to 3, 11 males of unknown age, 10 females aged 4 to 5, 10 females under age 1, 8 married females aged 50 to 60, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 married males aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 442 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 344 French Canadians, 292 persons originating in Ireland, 36 persons originating in Scotland, 26 persons originating in England or Wales, 25 persons originating in the United States, 4 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 7,287 pounds of homemade butter, 3,920 bushels of potatoes, 2,610 bushels of oats, 1,687 bushels of wheat, 1,517 acres of land in farms, 1,140 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,020 acres of farmland under cultivation, 617 pounds of wool produced on farms, 542 acres of farmland under crops, 500 pounds of maple sugar, 497 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 463 acres of farmland in pasture, 450 bushels of peas, 375 tons of hay, 188 bushels of corn, 188 horses, 185 sheep, 182 gallons of cider, 171 milk cows, 142 swine, 110 acres of wheat, 100 bushels of rye, 98 acres of oats, 52 barrels of pork, 46 calves and heifers, 40 bushels of buckwheat, 28 acres of peas, 26 acres of potatoes, 21 bulls, oxen, or steers, 15 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 11 acres of corn, 10 occupants of farms, 6 bushels of beans, 5 acres of rye, 5 barrels of beef, 5 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 4 acres of buckwheat, 4 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 150 yards of fulled cloth, 140 yards of flannel, 2 tanneries, 2 tanneries not reporting, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by steam, 1 grist mills reporting weekly production, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills powered by water, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in saw mills, grist mills powered by water, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mill plants, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills returning capital, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. 33 barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 5 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC067001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057030— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138372625
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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). "Aylmer, Town—Ville, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/aylmer-town-ville-qc067001-1851/.