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 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 density was 436.8 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).
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, Village, 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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 333 |
| Number of families | 333 |
| Number of females | 900 |
| Number of males | 862 |
| Number of married females | 269 |
| Number of married males | 264 |
| Number of married persons | 533 |
| Number of widowed females | 56 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 78 |
| POP TOT | 1,762 |
| Total population | 1,762 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 575 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 576 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,151 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 292 |
| Number of occupied houses | 292 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 435 |
| Acres of potatoes | 89 |
| Acres of wheat | 189 |
| BAR BU | 120 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 514 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,728 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,189 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 8,688 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4,315 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,591 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,004 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,086 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,066 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 61 |
| BWT BU | 514 |
| CRN BU | 2,728 |
| HAY AC | 435 |
| HAY TONS | 493 |
| OAT BU | 6,189 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4,315 |
| POT AC | 89 |
| POT BU | 11,591 |
| RYE BU | 2,004 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 493 |
| WHT AC | 189 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,086 |
| WHT WTR BU | 61 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 575 |
| C UNMD M | 576 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,151 |
| D OCC | 292 |
| FEMALE | 900 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 292 |
| H UNINH | 15 |
| MALE | 862 |
| MD F | 269 |
| MD M | 264 |
| MD TOT | 533 |
| NUMBER CD | 97 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 8,688 |
| TUR BU | 3,066 |
| WID F | 56 |
| WID M | 22 |
| WID TOT | 78 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097026— 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 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/.