Ridgetown, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Ridgetown, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,254. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7332787. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.436°N, 81.883°W.
Population
In 1891, Ridgetown, Town—Ville had a population of 2,254: 1,113 male and 1,141 female residents. Population density was 2247.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,538 |
| 1891 | 2,254 |
| 1901 | 2,405 |
| 1911 | 1,954 |
| 1921 | 1,855 |
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, Ridgetown, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.40 |
| FAM NO | 510 |
| Number of families | 510 |
| Number of females | 1,141 |
| Number of males | 1,113 |
| Number of married females | 436 |
| Number of married males | 432 |
| Number of married persons | 868 |
| Number of widowed females | 74 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 113 |
| POP F | 1,141 |
| POP M | 1,113 |
| POP TOT | 2,254 |
| Total population | 2,254 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 631 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 642 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,273 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 10 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,244 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 509 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 96 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 412 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 190 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 314 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 339 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 509 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 21 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 130 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 502 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 276 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 873 |
| Acres of hay crops | 203 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,505 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,781 |
| Acres of oats | 101 |
| Acres of potatoes | 38 |
| Acres of turnips | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 158 |
| BAR AC | 21 |
| BAR BU | 395 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 395 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3,747 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6,843 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,055 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 180 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,880 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,797 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,030 |
| CRN BU | 6,843 |
| HAY AC | 203 |
| HAY TONS | 361 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 65 |
| Number of chickens | 2,002 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 73 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 9 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 55 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 304 |
| Number of milk cows | 150 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 77 |
| Number of other cattle | 69 |
| Number of other fowl | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 57 |
| Number of sheep | 79 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 13 |
| Number of swine | 243 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 304 |
| Number of turkeys | 21 |
| OAT AC | 101 |
| OAT BU | 3,055 |
| PEA BU | 180 |
| POT AC | 38 |
| POT BU | 4,880 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 156 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 142 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,682 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 361 |
| WHT AC | 158 |
| WHT FALL BU | 3,030 |
| WHT SP BU | 50 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 5 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 9 |
| BEN BU | 3,747 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,682 |
| CATTLE KS | 65 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 631 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 642 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,273 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 156 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 55 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 510 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 142 |
| FRN CA | 10 |
| GEESE | 9 |
| GRA BU | 49 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,002 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 304 |
| HOUSES | 509 |
| HOUSES B | 96 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 51 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 50 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 190 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 339 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 314 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 412 |
| INF 11 A | 57 |
| MD FEM | 436 |
| MD MALE | 432 |
| MD TOT | 868 |
| MILK COWS | 150 |
| NAME CD | Elgin, West—Ouest |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 73 |
| OC TOT | 77 |
| OTHER FOWL | 32 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 69 |
| OTHERS | 2,244 |
| SHEEP | 79 |
| SHEEP KS | 13 |
| SUP AM | 1,505 |
| SUP FOR | 276 |
| SUP JV | 130 |
| SUP PAT | 502 |
| SUP SC | 873 |
| SUP TOT | 1,781 |
| SWINE | 243 |
| SWINE KS | 304 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 509 |
| TUR AC | 18 |
| TUR BU | 4,797 |
| TURKEY | 21 |
| WID FEM | 74 |
| WID MALE | 39 |
| WID TOT | 113 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON061006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7332787
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridgetown
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). "Ridgetown, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ridgetown-town-ville-on061006-1891/.