Ailsa Craig, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Ailsa Craig, VL 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, VL had a population of 731: 346 male and 385 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Ailsa Craig, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 731 total population, 385 females, 346 males, 247 married persons, 173 families, 127 married females, 120 married males, 48 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 4.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 436 single persons under 18, 219 single females under 18, 217 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 730 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 173 houses, 173 occupied houses, 140 houses built of wood, 123 houses of 1 story, 116 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 50 houses of 2 stories, 33 houses built of brick, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 17 houses of 4 rooms, 10 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 3 rooms, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 3,567 acres of land in farms, 3,010 bushels of turnips, 2,996 bushels of oats, 2,800 acres of improved land in farms, 2,281 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,206 bushels of potatoes, 1,993 bushels of winter wheat, 1,480 pounds of homemade butter, 887 chickens, 867 bushels of corn, 767 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 422 acres of farmland under crops, 416 cattle killed or sold, 416 other cattle, 394 bushels of peas, 290 bushels of barley, 260 bushels of spring wheat, 195 tons of hay, 175 occupants of farms, 155 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 126 acres of wheat, 124 farm occupants who own their land, 115 acres of hay crops, 101 horses aged over 3 years, Capacity of silos (tons): 100, 97 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 95 acres of oats, 92 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 59 milk cows, 51 farm occupants who rent their land, 37 swine, 36 horses aged 3 years and under, 30 acres of potatoes, 28 sheep, 16 acres of barley, 13 swine slaughtered or sold, 10 geese, 10 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 7 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 5 acres of turnips, 5 other fowl, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 turkeys, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ailsa-craig-vl-on091001-1891/.