Ingersoll, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Ingersoll, Town—Ville 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, Town—Ville had a population of 4,022: 1,974 male and 2,048 female residents. Population density was 2121.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,190 |
| 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, Town—Ville, 1861 (52.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ingersoll, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 763 |
| Number of females | 2,048 |
| Number of males | 1,974 |
| Number of married females | 701 |
| Number of married males | 700 |
| Number of married persons | 1,401 |
| Number of widowed females | 107 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| Number of widowed persons | 148 |
| Total population | 4,022 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,240 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,233 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,473 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 11 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 739 |
| Number of occupied houses | 750 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 90 |
| BWT BU | 20 |
| CRN BU | 711 |
| HAY AC | 182 |
| HAY TONS | 228 |
| OAT BU | 2,562 |
| PEA BU | 606 |
| POT AC | 56 |
| POT BU | 9,252 |
| RYE BU | 200 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,809 |
| WHT SP BU | 512 |
| WHT WTR BU | 205 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 65 |
| AREA | 1,809 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 14 |
| CD | 13 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 763 |
| FEMALE | 2,048 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 750 |
| INHABITED | 739 |
| MALE | 1,974 |
| MARRIED F | 701 |
| MARRIED M | 700 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,401 |
| POPULATION | 4,022 |
| ROOT BU | 2,407 |
| SHANTIES | 11 |
| SINGLE F | 1,240 |
| SINGLE M | 1,233 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,473 |
| TUR BU | 1,009 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 107 |
| WIDOWED M | 41 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 148 |
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ingersoll-town-ville-on013006-1871/.