Ailsa Craig, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Ailsa Craig, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 872. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q65963197. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.157°N, 81.533°W.
Population
In 1881, Ailsa Craig, Village had a population of 872: 433 male and 439 female residents. Population density was 869.3 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).
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 McGillivray, 1871 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ailsa Craig, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 175 |
| Number of families | 175 |
| Number of females | 439 |
| Number of males | 433 |
| Number of married females | 146 |
| Number of married males | 144 |
| Number of married persons | 290 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 43 |
| POP TOT | 872 |
| Total population | 872 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 263 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 276 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 539 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 175 |
| Number of occupied houses | 175 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 114 |
| Acres of potatoes | 31 |
| Acres of wheat | 78 |
| BAR BU | 67 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 67 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 57 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,780 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 441 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,504 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,655 |
| CRN BU | 15 |
| HAY AC | 114 |
| HAY TONS | 159 |
| OAT BU | 4,780 |
| POT AC | 31 |
| POT BU | 3,504 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 159 |
| WHT AC | 78 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,655 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 263 |
| C UNMD M | 276 |
| C UNMD TOT | 539 |
| D OCC | 175 |
| FEMALE | 439 |
| GRA BU | 57 |
| H INHAB | 175 |
| H UNINH | 14 |
| MALE | 433 |
| MD F | 146 |
| MD M | 144 |
| MD TOT | 290 |
| NUMBER CD | 169 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 441 |
| TUR BU | 70 |
| WID F | 30 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 43 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON169006— 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 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). "Ailsa Craig, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ailsa-craig-village-on169006-1881/.