Aylmer, Village, Quebec (1861 census)
Aylmer, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,586. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138372625. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.406°N, 75.853°W.
Population
In 1861, Aylmer, Village had a population of 1,586.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,586 |
| 1871 | 1,650 |
| 1881 | 1,762 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Aylmer, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 66 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,586 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 623 French Canadians, 554 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 277 persons originating in Ireland, 57 persons originating in England or Wales, 25 persons originating in the United States, 22 persons originating in Scotland, 16 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 8 persons originating in New Brunswick, 3 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $292,795 value farms (dollars), $43,884 value all livestock, 11,630 pounds of homemade butter, 6,822 bushels of potatoes, 4,918 bushels of oats, 3,978 bushels of carrots, $3,704 value farm implements in dollars, 2,325 bushels of spring wheat, 1,929 acres of land in farms, 1,201 bushels of turnips, 1,193 bushels of corn, 1,097 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 1,065 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $927 value garden and orchard crops, 864 acres of farmland under cultivation, 735 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 539 bushels of peas, 519 acres of farmland under crops, 430 pounds of wool produced on farms, 357 swine, 314 horses aged over 3 years, 300 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 270 acres of farmland in pasture, 230 tons of hay, 223 milk cows, 193 occupants of farms, 178 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 147 sheep, 133 acres of spring wheat, 120 acres of oats, 116 barrels of pork, 75 acres of farmland in gardens, 67 calves and heifers, 57 acres of potatoes, 46 bushels of beans, 36 horses aged 3 years and under, 32 acres of corn, 30 bushels of winter wheat, 24 acres of peas, 20 bushels of buckwheat, 19 barrels of beef, 7 acres of turnips, 6 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 3 bulls, oxen, or steers, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel, 2 acres of winter wheat, 1 acres of buckwheat. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $5,225 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $800 value carriages for hire (dollars), 184 yards of flannel, 89 carriages for pleasure, 40 yards of fulled cloth, 15 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC039003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138372625
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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, Village, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/aylmer-village-qc039003-1861/.