Ayr, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Ayr, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 823. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4831605. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.282°N, 80.439°W.
Population
In 1911, Ayr, VL had a population of 823: 381 male and 442 female residents. Population density was 1055.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Ayr, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 827 |
| POP F | 442 |
| POP M | 381 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,055.13 |
| POP TOT | 823 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 79 |
| AREA ACRES | 500 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.78 |
| BAPTISTS | 21 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 227 |
| BRIT IRISH | 68 |
| BRIT OTHER | 15 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 432 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DWELLINGS | 224 |
| F MARRIED | 152 |
| F SINGLE | 230 |
| F WIDOWED | 60 |
| FAMILIES | 226 |
| FRENCH | 11 |
| GERMAN | 68 |
| ITALIAN | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 9 |
| M MARRIED | 157 |
| M SINGLE | 206 |
| M WIDOWED | 18 |
| METHODISTS | 183 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 515 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 11 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 5 |
| SWISS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131007— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ayr-vl-on131007-1911/.