Bentinck, Ontario (1871 census)
Bentinck was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,050. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4890427. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.219°N, 80.940°W.
Population
In 1871, Bentinck had a population of 5,050: 2,596 male and 2,454 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,272 |
| 1861 | 3,331 |
| 1871 | 5,050 |
| 1881 | 5,472 |
| 1891 | 5,323 |
| 1901 | 3,551 |
| 1911 | 2,980 |
| 1921 | 2,504 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Durham, T-V, 1881 (0.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Bentinck shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 5,050 total population, 2,596 males, 2,454 females, 1,504 married persons, 856 families, 752 married females, 752 married males, 129 widowed persons, 91 widowed females, 38 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 3,417 single persons under 18, 1,806 single males under 18, 1,611 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 854 inhabited houses, 854 occupied houses, 28 uninhabited houses, 9 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 78,330 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON036005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4890427
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentinck_Township,_Ontario
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Bentinck, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bentinck-on036005-1871/.