Ailsa Craig, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Ailsa Craig, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 568. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q65963197. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.157°N, 81.533°W.
Population
In 1911, Ailsa Craig, VL had a population of 568: 258 male and 310 female residents. Population density was 728.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Ailsa Craig, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 744 |
| POP F | 310 |
| POP M | 258 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 728.21 |
| POP TOT | 568 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 62 |
| AREA ACRES | 500 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.78 |
| BAPTISTS | 81 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 189 |
| BRIT IRISH | 119 |
| BRIT OTHER | 10 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 228 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DWELLINGS | 168 |
| F MARRIED | 120 |
| F SINGLE | 153 |
| F WIDOWED | 37 |
| FAMILIES | 168 |
| FRENCH | 4 |
| GERMAN | 16 |
| LUTHERANS | 6 |
| M MARRIED | 119 |
| M SINGLE | 131 |
| M WIDOWED | 8 |
| METHODISTS | 149 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 270 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON096008— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ailsa-craig-vl-on096008-1911/.