Ingersoll, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Ingersoll, Town—Ville 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, Town—Ville had a population of 4,191: 1,993 male and 2,198 female residents. Population density was 4178.1 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Ingersoll, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 925 |
| Number of families | 925 |
| Number of females | 2,198 |
| Number of males | 1,993 |
| Number of married females | 748 |
| Number of married males | 741 |
| Number of married persons | 1,489 |
| Number of widowed females | 170 |
| Number of widowed males | 54 |
| Number of widowed persons | 224 |
| POP F | 2,198 |
| POP M | 1,993 |
| POP TOT | 4,191 |
| Total population | 4,191 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,280 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,198 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,478 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 5 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,186 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 916 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 253 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 661 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 540 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 355 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 21 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 127 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 578 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 919 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 55 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 53 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 150 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 503 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 219 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,211 |
| Acres of hay crops | 467 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,864 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,083 |
| Acres of oats | 245 |
| Acres of potatoes | 77 |
| Acres of turnips | 24 |
| Acres of wheat | 190 |
| BAR AC | 53 |
| BAR BU | 1,379 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,379 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,528 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,385 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,463 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,595 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 412 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,924 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,396 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 150 |
| CRN BU | 3,528 |
| HAY AC | 467 |
| HAY TONS | 877 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 171 |
| Number of chickens | 4,129 |
| Number of ducks | 79 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 156 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 65 |
| Number of geese | 11 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 48 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 341 |
| Number of milk cows | 292 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 221 |
| Number of other cattle | 64 |
| Number of other fowl | 23 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 195 |
| Number of sheep | 85 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 209 |
| Number of swine | 312 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 7,260 |
| Number of turkeys | 43 |
| OAT AC | 245 |
| OAT BU | 6,385 |
| PEA BU | 1,463 |
| POT AC | 77 |
| POT BU | 7,595 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 320 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 194 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,262 |
| RYE BU | 85 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 877 |
| WHT AC | 190 |
| WHT FALL BU | 3,396 |
| WHT SP BU | 412 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 6 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 8 |
| BEN BU | 26 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,262 |
| CATTLE KS | 171 |
| CHEESE LB | 320 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,280 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,198 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,478 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 194 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 48 |
| DUCKS | 79 |
| FAMILIES | 925 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 100 |
| FRN CA | 5 |
| GEESE | 11 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,129 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 341 |
| HOUSES | 916 |
| HOUSES B | 253 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 76 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 127 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 69 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 540 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 578 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 18 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 355 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 55 |
| HOUSES W | 661 |
| INF 11 A | 195 |
| MD FEM | 748 |
| MD MALE | 741 |
| MD TOT | 1,489 |
| MILK COWS | 292 |
| NAME CD | Oxford, South—Sud |
| OC F | 65 |
| OC P | 156 |
| OC TOT | 221 |
| OTHER FOWL | 23 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 64 |
| OTHERS | 4,186 |
| SHEEP | 85 |
| SHEEP KS | 209 |
| SILOS | 150 |
| SUP AM | 1,864 |
| SUP FOR | 219 |
| SUP JV | 150 |
| SUP PAT | 503 |
| SUP SC | 1,211 |
| SUP TOT | 2,083 |
| SWINE | 312 |
| SWINE KS | 7,260 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 919 |
| TUR AC | 24 |
| TUR BU | 6,924 |
| TURKEY | 43 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 170 |
| WID MALE | 54 |
| WID TOT | 224 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ingersoll-town-ville-on106002-1891/.