Ingersoll, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Ingersoll, Town—Ville 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, Town—Ville had a population of 4,318: 2,057 male and 2,261 female residents. Population density was 2278.1 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Ingersoll, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 878 |
| Number of families | 878 |
| Number of females | 2,261 |
| Number of males | 2,057 |
| Number of married females | 716 |
| Number of married males | 708 |
| Number of married persons | 1,424 |
| Number of widowed females | 171 |
| Number of widowed males | 53 |
| Number of widowed persons | 224 |
| POP TOT | 4,318 |
| Total population | 4,318 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,374 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,296 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,670 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 878 |
| Number of occupied houses | 878 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 42 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 253 |
| Acres of potatoes | 88 |
| Acres of wheat | 123 |
| BAR BU | 357 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 357 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,563 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,146 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,756 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 575 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,829 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,038 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,107 |
| BWT BU | 10 |
| CRN BU | 2,563 |
| HAY AC | 253 |
| HAY TONS | 364 |
| OAT BU | 5,146 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 575 |
| POT AC | 88 |
| POT BU | 9,829 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 364 |
| WHT AC | 123 |
| WHT SP BU | 40 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,107 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,374 |
| C UNMD M | 1,296 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,670 |
| D OCC | 878 |
| FEMALE | 2,261 |
| GRA BU | 36 |
| H CON | 12 |
| H INHAB | 878 |
| H UNINH | 42 |
| MALE | 2,057 |
| MD F | 716 |
| MD M | 708 |
| MD TOT | 1,424 |
| NUMBER CD | 165 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,756 |
| TUR BU | 4,038 |
| WID F | 171 |
| WID M | 53 |
| WID TOT | 224 |
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ingersoll-town-ville-on165008-1881/.