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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,254 |
| 1901 | 2,405 |
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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,254 total population, 1,141 females, 1,113 males, 868 married persons, 510 families, 436 married females, 432 married males, 113 widowed persons, 74 widowed females, 39 widowed males, 4.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,273 single persons under 18, 642 single males under 18, 631 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,244 persons who are not French Canadian, 10 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 509 houses, 509 occupied houses, 412 houses built of wood, 339 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 314 houses of 2 stories, 190 houses of 1 story, 96 houses built of brick, 51 houses of 5 rooms, 50 houses of 4 rooms, 31 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 19 houses of 3 rooms, 10 uninhabited houses, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 9 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 6,843 bushels of corn, 6,682 pounds of homemade butter, 4,880 bushels of potatoes, 4,797 bushels of turnips, 3,747 bushels of beans, 3,055 bushels of oats, 3,030 bushels of winter wheat, 2,002 chickens, 1,781 acres of land in farms, 1,505 acres of improved land in farms, 873 acres of farmland under crops, 502 acres of farmland in pasture, 395 bushels of barley, 361 tons of hay, 304 horses aged over 3 years, 304 swine slaughtered or sold, 276 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 243 swine, 203 acres of hay crops, 180 bushels of peas, 158 acres of wheat, 156 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 150 milk cows, 142 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 130 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 101 acres of oats, 79 sheep, 77 occupants of farms, 73 farm occupants who own their land, 69 other cattle, 65 cattle killed or sold, 57 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 55 horses aged 3 years and under, 50 bushels of spring wheat, 49 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 38 acres of potatoes, 32 other fowl, 21 acres of barley, 21 turkeys, 18 acres of turnips, 13 sheep slaughtered or sold, 9 geese, 9 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 7 ducks, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 4 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON061006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON058006_1891— 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/.