Ailsa Craig, VL, Ontario (1901 census)
Ailsa Craig, VL 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, VL had a population of 744: 331 male and 413 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 744 total population, 413 females, 331 males, 254 single females, 200 single males, 176 families, 116 married males, 114 married females, 45 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 176 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 500 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
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, VL, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ailsa-craig-vl-on088001-1901/.