Ailsa Craig, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Ailsa Craig, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 532. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q65963197. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.157°N, 81.533°W.
Population
In 1921, Ailsa Craig, VL had a population of 532: 230 male and 302 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Ailsa Craig, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 532 total population, 302 females in the population, 273 females born in Canada, 230 males in the population, 207 males born in Canada, 25 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 23 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 229 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 193 persons of British origin (English), 58 persons of British origin (Irish), 43 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of German origin, 2 persons of French origin, 2 persons of other Asian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 221 Presbyterians, 123 Methodists, 117 Anglicans (Church of England), 60 Baptists, 5 Congregationalists, 5 Lutherans, 1 adherents of Eastern religions, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON128019— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ailsa-craig-vl-on128019-1921/.