Ingersoll, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)
Ingersoll, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,191. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q594706. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.034°N, 80.876°W.
Population
In 1891, Ingersoll, T-V had a population of 4,191: 1,993 male and 2,198 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ingersoll, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,191 total population, 2,198 females, 1,993 males, 1,489 married persons, 925 families, 748 married females, 741 married males, 224 widowed persons, 170 widowed females, 54 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,478 single persons under 18, 1,280 single females under 18, 1,198 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,186 persons who are not French Canadian, 5 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 919 occupied houses, 916 houses, 661 houses built of wood, 578 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 540 houses of 1 story, 355 houses of 2 stories, 253 houses built of brick, 127 houses of 5 rooms, 76 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 69 houses of 4 rooms, 55 uninhabited houses, 36 houses of 3 rooms, 21 houses of 3 stories, 18 houses of over 15 rooms, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 3 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 9,262 pounds of homemade butter, 7,595 bushels of potatoes, 7,260 swine slaughtered or sold, 6,924 bushels of turnips, 6,385 bushels of oats, 4,129 chickens, 3,528 bushels of corn, 3,396 bushels of winter wheat, 2,083 acres of land in farms, 1,864 acres of improved land in farms, 1,463 bushels of peas, 1,379 bushels of barley, 1,211 acres of farmland under crops, 877 tons of hay, 503 acres of farmland in pasture, 467 acres of hay crops, 412 bushels of spring wheat, 341 horses aged over 3 years, 320 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 312 swine, 292 milk cows, 245 acres of oats, 221 occupants of farms, 219 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 209 sheep slaughtered or sold, 195 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 194 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 190 acres of wheat, 171 cattle killed or sold, 156 farm occupants who own their land, 150 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, Capacity of silos (tons): 150, 100 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 85 bushels of rye, 85 sheep, 79 ducks, 77 acres of potatoes, 65 farm occupants who rent their land, 64 other cattle, 53 acres of barley, 48 horses aged 3 years and under, 43 turkeys, 26 bushels of beans, 24 acres of turnips, 23 other fowl, 12 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 11 geese, 8 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 oxen, 1 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Eli Chadwick | 1818–1896 | 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:
ON106002— 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 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). "Ingersoll, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ingersoll-t-v-on106002-1891/.