Aylmer, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Aylmer, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,166. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2874907. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.769°N, 80.983°W.
Population
In 1891, Aylmer, Town—Ville had a population of 2,166: 1,026 male and 1,140 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,540 |
| 1891 | 2,166 |
| 1901 | 2,204 |
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, Aylmer, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,166 total population, 1,140 females, 1,026 males, 879 married persons, 536 families, 441 married females, 438 married males, 122 widowed persons, 99 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 4 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,165 single persons under 18, 600 single females under 18, 565 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,166 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 521 houses, 521 occupied houses, 415 houses of 2 stories, 378 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 375 houses built of wood, 146 houses built of brick, 100 houses of 1 story, 54 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 42 houses of 5 rooms, 40 uninhabited houses, 22 houses of 4 rooms, 8 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of over 15 rooms, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of 3 stories, 4 houses under construction, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 7,522 pounds of homemade butter, 5,362 bushels of corn, 4,384 bushels of oats, 3,977 bushels of potatoes, 2,772 acres of land in farms, 2,379 acres of improved land in farms, 2,011 chickens, 1,422 bushels of turnips, 1,372 bushels of winter wheat, 1,093 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,046 acres of farmland under crops, 1,000 bushels of peas, 1,000 bushels of spring wheat, 550 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 510 tons of hay, 485 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 438 bushels of rye, 393 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 352 acres of hay crops, 351 swine slaughtered or sold, 349 horses aged over 3 years, 320 swine, 253 sheep, 244 cattle killed or sold, 240 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 216 milk cows, 200 sheep slaughtered or sold, 181 acres of oats, 160 bushels of barley, 147 bushels of buckwheat, 129 occupants of farms, 119 other cattle, 108 acres of wheat, 107 farm occupants who own their land, 98 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 88 horses aged 3 years and under, 69 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 55 bushels of beans, 54 acres of potatoes, 22 farm occupants who rent their land, 17 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 12 ducks, 11 acres of turnips, 9 acres of barley, 8 other fowl, 8 oxen, 8 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 5 geese, 4 turkeys, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON060001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON057001_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2874907
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aylmer,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aylmer_(Ontario)
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). "Aylmer, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/aylmer-town-ville-on060001-1891/.