Ailsa Craig, Village, Ontario (1901 census)
Ailsa Craig, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 744. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q65963197. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.157°N, 81.533°W.
Population
In 1901, Ailsa Craig, Village had a population of 744: 331 male and 413 female residents. Population density was 741.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 872 |
| 1891 | 731 |
| 1901 | 744 |
| 1911 | 568 |
| 1921 | 532 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Ailsa Craig, Village 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 | 176 |
| Number of females | 413 |
| Number of males | 331 |
| Number of married females | 114 |
| Number of married males | 116 |
| Number of single females | 254 |
| Number of single males | 200 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| POP F | 413 |
| POP M | 331 |
| POP TOT | 744 |
| Total population | 744 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 176 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 500 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 500 |
| FAMILIES | 176 |
| HOUSES | 176 |
| MARRIED F | 114 |
| MARRIED M | 116 |
| SINGLE F | 254 |
| SINGLE M | 200 |
| WIDOWED F | 45 |
| WIDOWED M | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON088001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q65963197
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). "Ailsa Craig, Village, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ailsa-craig-village-on088001-1901/.