Aylwin, Quebec (1891 census)
Aylwin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 835. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63242345. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 350 |
| 1871 | 559 |
| 1881 | 625 |
| 1891 | 835 |
| 1901 | 805 |
| 1911 | 900 |
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 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 835 total population, 448 males, 387 females, 234 married persons, 130 families, 117 married females, 117 married males, 21 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 6.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 580 single persons under 18, 323 single males under 18, 257 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 705 persons who are not French Canadian, 130 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 128 occupied houses, 125 houses, 125 houses built of wood, 64 houses of 1 story, 59 houses of 2 stories, 40 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 24 houses of 3 rooms, 20 houses of 4 rooms, 18 houses of 2 rooms, 9 houses of 5 rooms, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of 1 room, 4 houses under construction, 4 uninhabited houses, 3 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 26,966 pounds of homemade butter, 25,855 bushels of oats, 20,080 acres of land in farms, 13,754 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,396 bushels of potatoes, 6,326 acres of improved land in farms, 5,320 acres of farmland under crops, 3,305 bushels of turnips, 3,025 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,765 bushels of spring wheat, 2,270 bushels of peas, 1,977 chickens, 1,648 acres of hay crops, 1,552 tons of hay, 1,529 acres of oats, 985 acres of farmland in pasture, 925 bushels of buckwheat, 789 sheep, 529 other cattle, 467 milk cows, 341 sheep slaughtered or sold, 317 swine, 295 acres of wheat, 294 swine slaughtered or sold, 278 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 270 bushels of barley, 218 cattle killed or sold, 211 horses aged over 3 years, 126 acres of potatoes, 118 occupants of farms, 115 turkeys, 102 bushels of corn, 100 farm occupants who own their land, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 79 horses aged 3 years and under, 74 geese, 38 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 28 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 25 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 21 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 19 acres of barley, 19 bushels of beans, 16 acres of turnips, 16 ducks, 16 farm occupants who rent their land, 8 bushels of rye, 8 oxen, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 other fowl, 2 employees on farms, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC205002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63242345
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/.