Aylwin, Quebec (1891 census)
Aylwin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 835. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.953°N, 76.062°W.
Population
In 1891, Aylwin had a population of 835: 448 male and 387 female residents. Population density was 11.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 350 |
| 1871 | 559 |
| 1881 | 625 |
| 1891 | 835 |
| 1901 | 805 |
| 1911 | 900 |
| 1921 | 802 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Aylwin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.40 |
| FAM NO | 130 |
| Number of families | 130 |
| Number of females | 387 |
| Number of males | 448 |
| Number of married females | 117 |
| Number of married males | 117 |
| Number of married persons | 234 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| POP F | 387 |
| POP M | 448 |
| POP TOT | 835 |
| Total population | 835 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 257 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 323 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 580 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 130 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 705 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 125 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 125 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 64 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 59 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 128 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 19 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 21 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 985 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,754 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,320 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,648 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,326 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,080 |
| Acres of oats | 1,529 |
| Acres of potatoes | 126 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 295 |
| BAR AC | 19 |
| BAR BU | 270 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 270 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 925 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 102 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 25,855 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,270 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,396 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,765 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,305 |
| BWT BU | 925 |
| CRN BU | 102 |
| HAY AC | 1,648 |
| HAY TONS | 1,552 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 218 |
| Number of chickens | 1,977 |
| Number of ducks | 16 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 100 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 16 |
| Number of geese | 74 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 79 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 211 |
| Number of milk cows | 467 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 118 |
| Number of other cattle | 529 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 28 |
| Number of sheep | 789 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 341 |
| Number of swine | 317 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 294 |
| Number of turkeys | 115 |
| OAT AC | 1,529 |
| OAT BU | 25,855 |
| PEA BU | 2,270 |
| POT AC | 126 |
| POT BU | 11,396 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,025 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 278 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 26,966 |
| RYE BU | 8 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,552 |
| WHT AC | 295 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,765 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 38 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 25 |
| A 51 100 | 25 |
| BEN BU | 19 |
| BUTTER LB | 26,966 |
| CATTLE KS | 218 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 257 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 323 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 580 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,025 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 79 |
| DUCKS | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 130 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 278 |
| FRN CA | 130 |
| GEESE | 74 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,977 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 211 |
| HOUSES | 125 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 64 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 40 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 59 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 125 |
| INF 11 A | 28 |
| MD FEM | 117 |
| MD MALE | 117 |
| MD TOT | 234 |
| MILK COWS | 467 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 16 |
| OC P | 100 |
| OC TOT | 118 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 529 |
| OTHERS | 705 |
| SHEEP | 789 |
| SHEEP KS | 341 |
| SUP AM | 6,326 |
| SUP FOR | 13,754 |
| SUP JV | 21 |
| SUP PAT | 985 |
| SUP SC | 5,320 |
| SUP TOT | 20,080 |
| SWINE | 317 |
| SWINE KS | 294 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 128 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 3,305 |
| TURKEY | 115 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 13 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 21 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057002— 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). "Aylwin, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/aylwin-qc176003-1891/.