Aylmer, Village, Quebec (1871 census)
Aylmer, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,650. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.406°N, 75.853°W.
Population
In 1871, Aylmer, Village had a population of 1,650: 812 male and 838 female residents. Population density was 409.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,169 |
| 1861 | 1,586 |
| 1871 | 1,650 |
| 1881 | 1,762 |
| 1891 | 1,945 |
| 1901 | 2,291 |
| 1911 | 3,109 |
| 1921 | 2,970 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Aylmer, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 305 |
| Number of females | 838 |
| Number of males | 812 |
| Number of married females | 271 |
| Number of married males | 269 |
| Number of married persons | 540 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| Total population | 1,650 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 524 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 526 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,050 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 286 |
| Number of occupied houses | 286 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 51 |
| BWT BU | 260 |
| CRN BU | 626 |
| HAY AC | 534 |
| HAY TONS | 507 |
| OAT BU | 2,150 |
| PEA BU | 837 |
| POT AC | 105 |
| POT BU | 8,549 |
| Total area (acres) | 2,620 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,018 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 115 |
| AREA | 2,620 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 419 |
| CD | 93 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 305 |
| FEMALE | 838 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 286 |
| INHABITED | 286 |
| MALE | 812 |
| MARRIED F | 271 |
| MARRIED M | 269 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 540 |
| POPULATION | 1,650 |
| ROOT BU | 5,116 |
| SINGLE F | 524 |
| SINGLE M | 526 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,050 |
| TUR BU | 510 |
| UNINHABITED | 11 |
| WIDOWED F | 43 |
| WIDOWED M | 17 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC093003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057030— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/aylmer-village-qc093003-1871/.