Ingersoll, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)
Ingersoll, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 4,573. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q594706. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.034°N, 80.876°W.
Population
In 1901, Ingersoll, Town—Ville had a population of 4,573: 2,224 male and 2,349 female residents. Population density was 4558.9 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Ingersoll, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 1,082 |
| Number of females | 2,349 |
| Number of males | 2,224 |
| Number of married females | 886 |
| Number of married males | 902 |
| Number of single females | 1,265 |
| Number of single males | 1,240 |
| Number of widowed females | 198 |
| Number of widowed males | 82 |
| POP F | 2,349 |
| POP M | 2,224 |
| POP TOT | 4,573 |
| Total population | 4,573 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,063 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 2,200 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 2,200 |
| FAMILIES | 1,082 |
| HOUSES | 1,063 |
| MARRIED F | 886 |
| MARRIED M | 902 |
| SINGLE F | 1,265 |
| SINGLE M | 1,240 |
| WIDOWED F | 198 |
| WIDOWED M | 82 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102002— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ingersoll-town-ville-on102002-1901/.