Aylmer, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Aylmer, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,762. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138372625. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.406°N, 75.853°W.
Population
In 1881, Aylmer, Village had a population of 1,762: 862 male and 900 female residents.
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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Aylmer, Town—Ville, 1891 (59.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Aylmer, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,762 total population, 900 females, 862 males, 533 married persons, 333 families, 269 married females, 264 married males, 78 widowed persons, 56 widowed females, 22 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,151 single persons under 18, 576 single males under 18, 575 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 292 inhabited houses, 292 occupied houses, 15 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 11,591 bushels of potatoes, 8,688 bushels of other root crops, 6,189 bushels of oats, 4,315 bushels of peas and beans, 3,066 bushels of turnips, 2,728 bushels of corn, 2,086 bushels of spring wheat, 2,004 bushels of rye, 514 bushels of buckwheat, 493 tons of hay, 435 acres of hay crops, 189 acres of wheat, 120 bushels of barley, 89 acres of potatoes, 61 bushels of winter wheat, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,761 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097026— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/aylmer-village-qc097026-1881/.