Ayr, Village, Ontario (1901 census)
Ayr, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 827. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4831605. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.282°N, 80.439°W.
Population
In 1901, Ayr, Village had a population of 827: 362 male and 465 female residents. Population density was 824.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,040 |
| 1901 | 827 |
| 1911 | 823 |
| 1921 | 777 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Ayr, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 226 |
| Number of females | 465 |
| Number of males | 362 |
| Number of married females | 149 |
| Number of married males | 141 |
| Number of single females | 266 |
| Number of single males | 205 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| POP F | 465 |
| POP M | 362 |
| POP TOT | 827 |
| Total population | 827 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 214 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 500 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 500 |
| FAMILIES | 226 |
| HOUSES | 214 |
| MARRIED F | 149 |
| MARRIED M | 141 |
| SINGLE F | 266 |
| SINGLE M | 205 |
| WIDOWED F | 50 |
| WIDOWED M | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4831605
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayr,_Ontario
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Ayr, Village, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ayr-village-on122001-1901/.