Ailsa Craig, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Ailsa Craig, VL was a village in 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Ailsa Craig, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 728.21 population per square mile, 568 total population, 500 area in acres, 310 females in the population, 258 males in the population, 168 families, 153 single (never-married) females, 131 single (never-married) males, 120 married females, 119 married males, 37 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 0.78 area in square miles. 744 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 228 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 189 persons of British origin (English), 119 persons of British origin (Irish), 16 persons of German origin, 10 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 270 Presbyterians, 149 Methodists, 81 Baptists, 62 Anglicans (Church of England), 6 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 168 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.