Ayr, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Ayr, VL was a village in 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Ayr, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,055.13 population per square mile, 823 total population, 500 area in acres, 442 females in the population, 381 males in the population, 230 single (never-married) females, 226 families, 206 single (never-married) males, 157 married males, 152 married females, 60 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 0.78 area in square miles. 827 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 432 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 227 persons of British origin (English), 68 persons of British origin (Irish), 68 persons of German origin, 15 persons of British origin (other), 11 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 515 Presbyterians, 183 Methodists, 79 Anglicans (Church of England), 21 Baptists, 11 Roman Catholics, 9 Lutherans, 5 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 224 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.