Aylmer, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Aylmer, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,540. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2874907. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.769°N, 80.983°W.
Population
In 1881, Aylmer, Town—Ville had a population of 1,540: 759 male and 781 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).
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 Malahide, 1871 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Aylmer, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,540 total population, 781 females, 759 males, 582 married persons, 330 families, 292 married females, 290 married males, 63 widowed persons, 50 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 895 single persons under 18, 456 single males under 18, 439 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 330 inhabited houses, 330 occupied houses, 23 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 4,792 bushels of potatoes, 4,433 bushels of corn, 3,455 bushels of oats, 1,833 bushels of other root crops, 1,665 bushels of winter wheat, 821 bushels of peas and beans, 310 bushels of barley, 283 bushels of turnips, 261 tons of hay, 177 acres of hay crops, 120 acres of wheat, 80 bushels of spring wheat, 45 acres of potatoes, 40 bushels of buckwheat, 38 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 7 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,540 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:
ON163005— 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 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). "Aylmer, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/aylmer-town-ville-on163005-1881/.