Ayr, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Ayr, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,040. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4831605. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.282°N, 80.439°W.
Population
In 1891, Ayr, Village had a population of 1,040: 477 male and 563 female residents. Population density was 1036.8 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).
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 Dumfries N, 1881 (1.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ayr, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 226 |
| Number of families | 226 |
| Number of females | 563 |
| Number of males | 477 |
| Number of married females | 179 |
| Number of married males | 175 |
| Number of married persons | 354 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| POP F | 563 |
| POP M | 477 |
| POP TOT | 1,040 |
| Total population | 1,040 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 342 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 285 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 627 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,039 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 224 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 86 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 133 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 92 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 130 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 138 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 224 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 39 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 109 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 285 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 20 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 306 |
| Acres of hay crops | 94 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 700 |
| Acres of land in farms | 720 |
| Acres of oats | 33 |
| Acres of potatoes | 27 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 13 |
| BAR AC | 12 |
| BAR BU | 340 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 340 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 161 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,493 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 195 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,754 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,629 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 45 |
| CRN BU | 161 |
| HAY AC | 94 |
| HAY TONS | 174 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 236 |
| Number of chickens | 1,348 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 141 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 59 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 13 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 110 |
| Number of milk cows | 52 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 200 |
| Number of other cattle | 36 |
| Number of other fowl | 21 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 193 |
| Number of sheep | 7 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 100 |
| Number of swine | 53 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 234 |
| OAT AC | 33 |
| OAT BU | 1,493 |
| PEA BU | 195 |
| POT AC | 27 |
| POT BU | 2,754 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 13 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,307 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 174 |
| WHT AC | 13 |
| WHT FALL BU | 45 |
| WHT SP BU | 200 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 2 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,307 |
| CATTLE KS | 236 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 342 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 285 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 627 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 13 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 226 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 13 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,348 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 110 |
| HOUSES | 224 |
| HOUSES B | 86 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 92 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 138 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 130 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 39 |
| HOUSES W | 133 |
| INF 11 A | 193 |
| MD FEM | 179 |
| MD MALE | 175 |
| MD TOT | 354 |
| MILK COWS | 52 |
| NAME CD | Waterloo, South-Sud |
| OC F | 59 |
| OC P | 141 |
| OC TOT | 200 |
| OTHER FOWL | 21 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 36 |
| OTHERS | 1,039 |
| SHEEP | 7 |
| SHEEP KS | 100 |
| SUP AM | 700 |
| SUP FOR | 20 |
| SUP JV | 109 |
| SUP PAT | 285 |
| SUP SC | 306 |
| SUP TOT | 720 |
| SWINE | 53 |
| SWINE KS | 234 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 224 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 3,629 |
| WID FEM | 42 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 59 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON124001— 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 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). "Ayr, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ayr-village-on124001-1891/.