Ayr, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Ayr, VL 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, VL had a population of 1,040: 477 male and 563 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,040 total population, 563 females, 477 males, 354 married persons, 226 families, 179 married females, 175 married males, 59 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 4.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 627 single persons under 18, 342 single females under 18, 285 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,039 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 224 houses, 224 occupied houses, 138 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 133 houses built of wood, 130 houses of 2 stories, 92 houses of 1 story, 86 houses built of brick, 41 houses of 5 rooms, 39 uninhabited houses, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses built of stone, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 4,307 pounds of homemade butter, 3,629 bushels of turnips, 2,754 bushels of potatoes, 1,493 bushels of oats, 1,348 chickens, 720 acres of land in farms, 700 acres of improved land in farms, 340 bushels of barley, 306 acres of farmland under crops, 285 acres of farmland in pasture, 236 cattle killed or sold, 234 swine slaughtered or sold, 200 bushels of spring wheat, 200 occupants of farms, 195 bushels of peas, 193 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 174 tons of hay, 161 bushels of corn, 141 farm occupants who own their land, 110 horses aged over 3 years, 109 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 100 sheep slaughtered or sold, 94 acres of hay crops, 59 farm occupants who rent their land, 53 swine, 52 milk cows, 45 bushels of winter wheat, 36 other cattle, 33 acres of oats, 27 acres of potatoes, 21 other fowl, 20 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16 acres of turnips, 15 ducks, 13 acres of wheat, 13 horses aged 3 years and under, 13 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 12 acres of barley, 7 sheep, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 geese, 2 oxen, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ayr-vl-on124001-1891/.