Ingersoll, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)
Ingersoll, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,318. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q594706. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.040°N, 80.887°W.
Population
In 1881, Ingersoll, T-V had a population of 4,318: 2,057 male and 2,261 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Ingersoll, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,318 total population, 2,261 females, 2,057 males, 1,424 married persons, 878 families, 716 married females, 708 married males, 224 widowed persons, 171 widowed females, 53 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,670 single persons under 18, 1,374 single females under 18, 1,296 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 878 inhabited houses, 878 occupied houses, 42 uninhabited houses, 12 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 9,829 bushels of potatoes, 5,146 bushels of oats, 4,038 bushels of turnips, 3,756 bushels of other root crops, 2,563 bushels of corn, 2,107 bushels of winter wheat, 575 bushels of peas and beans, 364 tons of hay, 357 bushels of barley, 253 acres of hay crops, 123 acres of wheat, 88 acres of potatoes, 40 bushels of spring wheat, 36 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
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 1881, 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 |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,318 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON165008— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ingersoll-t-v-on165008-1881/.