Ailsa Craig, VL, Ontario (1881 census)
Ailsa Craig, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 872. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q65963197. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.157°N, 81.533°W.
Population
In 1881, Ailsa Craig, VL had a population of 872: 433 male and 439 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in McGillivray, 1871 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ailsa Craig, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 872 total population, 439 females, 433 males, 290 married persons, 175 families, 146 married females, 144 married males, 43 widowed persons, 30 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 539 single persons under 18, 276 single males under 18, 263 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 175 inhabited houses, 175 occupied houses, 14 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 4,780 bushels of oats, 3,504 bushels of potatoes, 1,655 bushels of winter wheat, 441 bushels of other root crops, 159 tons of hay, 114 acres of hay crops, 78 acres of wheat, 70 bushels of turnips, 67 bushels of barley, 57 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 31 acres of potatoes, 15 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 872 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON169006— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ailsa-craig-vl-on169006-1881/.