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 density was 2159.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,540 |
| 1891 | 2,166 |
| 1901 | 2,204 |
| 1911 | 2,102 |
| 1921 | 2,194 |
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 171 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4 |
| FAM NO | 536 |
| Number of families | 536 |
| Number of females | 1,140 |
| Number of males | 1,026 |
| Number of married females | 441 |
| Number of married males | 438 |
| Number of married persons | 879 |
| Number of widowed females | 99 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 122 |
| POP F | 1,140 |
| POP M | 1,026 |
| POP TOT | 2,166 |
| Total population | 2,166 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 600 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 565 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,165 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,166 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 521 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 146 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 375 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 100 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 415 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 378 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 521 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 240 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,093 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 393 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,046 |
| Acres of hay crops | 352 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,379 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,772 |
| Acres of oats | 181 |
| Acres of potatoes | 54 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 108 |
| BAR AC | 9 |
| BAR BU | 160 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 160 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 147 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 69 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,362 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,384 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,000 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,977 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 438 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,000 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,422 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,372 |
| BWT BU | 147 |
| CRN BU | 5,362 |
| HAY AC | 352 |
| HAY TONS | 510 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 244 |
| Number of chickens | 2,011 |
| Number of ducks | 12 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 107 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 22 |
| Number of geese | 5 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 88 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 349 |
| Number of milk cows | 216 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 129 |
| Number of other cattle | 119 |
| Number of other fowl | 8 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 98 |
| Number of sheep | 253 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 200 |
| Number of swine | 320 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 351 |
| Number of turkeys | 4 |
| OAT AC | 181 |
| OAT BU | 4,384 |
| PEA BU | 1,000 |
| POT AC | 54 |
| POT BU | 3,977 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 550 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 485 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,522 |
| RYE BU | 438 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 510 |
| WHT AC | 108 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,372 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,000 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 8 |
| BEN BU | 55 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,522 |
| CATTLE KS | 244 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 600 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 565 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,165 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 550 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 88 |
| DUCKS | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 536 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 485 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 5 |
| GRA BU | 69 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,011 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 349 |
| HOUSES | 521 |
| HOUSES B | 146 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 54 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 42 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 100 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 378 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 415 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 40 |
| HOUSES W | 375 |
| INF 11 A | 98 |
| MD FEM | 441 |
| MD MALE | 438 |
| MD TOT | 879 |
| MILK COWS | 216 |
| NAME CD | Elgin, East—Est |
| OC F | 22 |
| OC P | 107 |
| OC TOT | 129 |
| OTHER FOWL | 8 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 119 |
| OTHERS | 2,166 |
| SHEEP | 253 |
| SHEEP KS | 200 |
| SUP AM | 2,379 |
| SUP FOR | 393 |
| SUP JV | 240 |
| SUP PAT | 1,093 |
| SUP SC | 1,046 |
| SUP TOT | 2,772 |
| SWINE | 320 |
| SWINE KS | 351 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 521 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 1,422 |
| TURKEY | 4 |
| WID FEM | 99 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 122 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON060001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109009— 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/.