Ingersoll, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Ingersoll, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,763. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q594706. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.034°N, 80.876°W.
Population
In 1911, Ingersoll, T-V had a population of 4,763: 2,334 male and 2,429 female residents. Population density was 1384.6 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Ingersoll, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 4,763 total population, 2,429 females in the population, 2,334 males in the population, 2,200 area in acres, 1,384.59 population per square mile, 1,286 single (never-married) males, 1,255 single (never-married) females, 1,170 families, 973 married males, 964 married females, 203 widowed females, 71 widowed males, 6 females with marital status not given, 4 males with marital status not given, 3.44 area in square miles, 1 divorced females. 4,573 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 2,349 persons of British origin (English), 985 persons of British origin (Irish), 919 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 241 persons of German origin, 76 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 48 persons of French origin, 41 persons of Dutch origin, 21 persons of British origin (other), 8 persons of Italian origin, 7 persons of Chinese origin, 6 persons of Greek origin, 3 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 24 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,535 Methodists, 1,026 Anglicans (Church of England), 926 Presbyterians, 605 Roman Catholics, 543 Baptists, 74 Salvation Army adherents, 33 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 18 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 10 Lutherans, 6 Adventists, 6 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 4 Congregationalists, 3 Brethren, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,153 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| James White | 1863–1928 | born here |
| Sir John Cunningham McLellan | 1867–1935 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON107007— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ingersoll-t-v-on107007-1911/.