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 density was 1535.3 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).
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 330 |
| Number of families | 330 |
| Number of females | 781 |
| Number of males | 759 |
| Number of married females | 292 |
| Number of married males | 290 |
| Number of married persons | 582 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 63 |
| POP TOT | 1,540 |
| Total population | 1,540 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 439 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 456 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 895 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 330 |
| Number of occupied houses | 330 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 177 |
| Acres of potatoes | 45 |
| Acres of wheat | 120 |
| BAR BU | 310 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 310 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,433 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,455 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,833 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 821 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,792 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 283 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,665 |
| BWT BU | 40 |
| CRN BU | 4,433 |
| HAY AC | 177 |
| HAY TONS | 261 |
| OAT BU | 3,455 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 821 |
| POT AC | 45 |
| POT BU | 4,792 |
| RYE BU | 7 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 261 |
| WHT AC | 120 |
| WHT SP BU | 80 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,665 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 439 |
| C UNMD M | 456 |
| C UNMD TOT | 895 |
| D OCC | 330 |
| FEMALE | 781 |
| GRA BU | 38 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 330 |
| H UNINH | 23 |
| MALE | 759 |
| MD F | 292 |
| MD M | 290 |
| MD TOT | 582 |
| NUMBER CD | 163 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,833 |
| TUR BU | 283 |
| WID F | 50 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 63 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON163005— 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 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/.