Aylmer, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)
Aylmer, Town—Ville was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,945. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.398°N, 75.849°W.
Population
In 1891, Aylmer, Town—Ville had a population of 1,945: 984 male and 961 female residents.
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 Aylmer, Village, 1881 (59.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Aylmer, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 371 |
| Number of families | 371 |
| Number of females | 961 |
| Number of males | 984 |
| Number of married females | 305 |
| Number of married males | 305 |
| Number of married persons | 610 |
| Number of widowed females | 71 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 96 |
| POP F | 961 |
| POP M | 984 |
| POP TOT | 1,945 |
| Total population | 1,945 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 585 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 654 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,239 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,119 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 826 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 344 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 14 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 23 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 307 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 80 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 247 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 16 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 144 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 344 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 65 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 104 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,189 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 437 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,050 |
| Acres of hay crops | 351 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,343 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,780 |
| Acres of oats | 336 |
| Acres of potatoes | 102 |
| Acres of turnips | 32 |
| Acres of wheat | 100 |
| BAR AC | 65 |
| BAR BU | 1,203 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,203 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 742 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 230 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,140 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,930 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,222 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,807 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,118 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,339 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,063 |
| BWT BU | 230 |
| CRN BU | 2,140 |
| HAY AC | 351 |
| HAY TONS | 432 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 83 |
| Number of chickens | 3,089 |
| Number of ducks | 21 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 50 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 20 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 58 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 216 |
| Number of milk cows | 204 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 62 |
| Number of other cattle | 311 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 33 |
| Number of sheep | 53 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 15 |
| Number of swine | 289 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 218 |
| Number of turkeys | 40 |
| OAT AC | 336 |
| OAT BU | 11,930 |
| PEA BU | 1,222 |
| POT AC | 102 |
| POT BU | 14,807 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 120 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,328 |
| RYE BU | 1,118 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 432 |
| WHT AC | 100 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,339 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 8 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 7 |
| BEN BU | 742 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,328 |
| CATTLE KS | 83 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 585 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 654 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,239 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 120 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 58 |
| DUCKS | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 371 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 50 |
| FRN CA | 1,119 |
| GEESE | 20 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,089 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 216 |
| HOUSES | 344 |
| HOUSES B | 14 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 62 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 80 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 23 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 144 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 247 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 307 |
| INF 11 A | 33 |
| MD FEM | 305 |
| MD MALE | 305 |
| MD TOT | 610 |
| MILK COWS | 204 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 50 |
| OC TOT | 62 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 311 |
| OTHERS | 826 |
| SHEEP | 53 |
| SHEEP KS | 15 |
| SUP AM | 3,343 |
| SUP FOR | 437 |
| SUP JV | 104 |
| SUP PAT | 1,189 |
| SUP SC | 2,050 |
| SUP TOT | 3,780 |
| SWINE | 289 |
| SWINE KS | 218 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 344 |
| TUR AC | 32 |
| TUR BU | 10,063 |
| TURKEY | 40 |
| WID FEM | 71 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 96 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC176004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Aylmer, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/aylmer-town-ville-qc176004-1891/.