Ailsa Craig, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Ailsa Craig, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 731. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q65963197. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.157°N, 81.533°W.
Population
In 1891, Ailsa Craig, Village had a population of 731: 346 male and 385 female residents. Population density was 728.7 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Ailsa Craig, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.20 |
| FAM NO | 173 |
| Number of families | 173 |
| Number of females | 385 |
| Number of males | 346 |
| Number of married females | 127 |
| Number of married males | 120 |
| Number of married persons | 247 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP F | 385 |
| POP M | 346 |
| POP TOT | 731 |
| Total population | 731 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 219 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 217 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 436 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 730 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 173 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 33 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 140 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 123 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 50 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 116 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 173 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 97 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,281 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 767 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 422 |
| Acres of hay crops | 115 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,800 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,567 |
| Acres of oats | 95 |
| Acres of potatoes | 30 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 126 |
| BAR AC | 16 |
| BAR BU | 290 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 290 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 867 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,996 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 394 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,206 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 260 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,010 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,993 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 100 |
| CRN BU | 867 |
| HAY AC | 115 |
| HAY TONS | 195 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 416 |
| Number of chickens | 887 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 124 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 51 |
| Number of geese | 10 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 36 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 101 |
| Number of milk cows | 59 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 175 |
| Number of other cattle | 416 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 155 |
| Number of sheep | 28 |
| Number of swine | 37 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 13 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 95 |
| OAT BU | 2,996 |
| PEA BU | 394 |
| POT AC | 30 |
| POT BU | 2,206 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 92 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 10 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,480 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 195 |
| WHT AC | 126 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,993 |
| WHT SP BU | 260 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 7 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 6 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 1,480 |
| CATTLE KS | 416 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 219 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 217 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 436 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 92 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 36 |
| FAMILIES | 173 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 10 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 10 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 887 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 101 |
| HOUSES | 173 |
| HOUSES B | 33 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 123 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 116 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 50 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 140 |
| INF 11 A | 155 |
| MD FEM | 127 |
| MD MALE | 120 |
| MD TOT | 247 |
| MILK COWS | 59 |
| NAME CD | Middlesex, North—Nord |
| OC F | 51 |
| OC P | 124 |
| OC TOT | 175 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 416 |
| OTHERS | 730 |
| SHEEP | 28 |
| SILOS | 100 |
| SUP AM | 2,800 |
| SUP FOR | 767 |
| SUP JV | 97 |
| SUP PAT | 2,281 |
| SUP SC | 422 |
| SUP TOT | 3,567 |
| SWINE | 37 |
| SWINE KS | 13 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 173 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 3,010 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 39 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON091001— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ailsa-craig-village-on091001-1891/.