Ayr, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Ayr, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 777. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4831605. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.282°N, 80.439°W.
Population
In 1921, Ayr, VL had a population of 777: 367 male and 410 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Ayr, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 777 total population, 410 females in the population, 367 males in the population, 348 females born in Canada, 302 males born in Canada, 60 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 58 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 males born outside the British Empire, 4 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 376 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 258 persons of British origin (English), 66 persons of British origin (Irish), 52 persons of German origin, 11 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of French origin, 6 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 414 Presbyterians, 167 Anglicans (Church of England), 156 Methodists, 19 Baptists, 13 Roman Catholics, 4 Lutherans, 2 Brethren, 1 members of the Evangelical Association, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON150011— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ayr-vl-on150011-1921/.