Ingersoll, T-V, Ontario (1871 census)
Ingersoll, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,022. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q594706. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.040°N, 80.887°W.
Population
In 1871, Ingersoll, T-V had a population of 4,022: 1,974 male and 2,048 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,577 |
| 1871 | 4,022 |
| 1881 | 4,318 |
| 1891 | 4,191 |
| 1901 | 4,573 |
| 1911 | 4,763 |
| 1921 | 5,150 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Ingersoll, T-V, 1861 (52.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ingersoll, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 4,022 total population, 2,048 females, 1,974 males, 1,401 married persons, 763 families, 701 married females, 700 married males, 148 widowed persons, 107 widowed females, 41 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,473 single persons under 18, 1,240 single females under 18, 1,233 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 750 occupied houses, 739 inhabited houses, 11 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 7 houses under construction, 5 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 1,809 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 6 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Eli Chadwick | 1818–1896 | died here |
| Adam Oliver | 1823–1882 | died here |
| Mrs. J. C. Yule | 1826–1897 | died here |
| James McIntyre | 1828–1906 | died here |
| James White | 1863–1928 | born here |
| Sir John Cunningham McLellan | 1867–1935 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON013006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q594706
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingersoll,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingersoll_(Ontario)
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). "Ingersoll, T-V, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ingersoll-t-v-on013006-1871/.