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 density was 39.3 people per square mile.
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, Town—Ville, 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 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 856 |
| Number of females | 2,454 |
| Number of males | 2,596 |
| Number of married females | 752 |
| Number of married males | 752 |
| Number of married persons | 1,504 |
| Number of widowed females | 91 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 129 |
| Total population | 5,050 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,611 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,806 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,417 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 854 |
| Number of occupied houses | 854 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 10,190 |
| BWT BU | 11 |
| CRN BU | 203 |
| HAY AC | 4,992 |
| HAY TONS | 4,211 |
| OAT BU | 75,575 |
| PEA BU | 31,865 |
| POT AC | 528 |
| POT BU | 57,348 |
| RYE BU | 38 |
| Total area (acres) | 78,330 |
| WHT SP BU | 43,549 |
| WHT WTR BU | 10,331 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 5,930 |
| AREA | 78,330 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| BEN BU | 69 |
| CD | 36 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 856 |
| FEMALE | 2,454 |
| GRA BU | 119 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 854 |
| INHABITED | 854 |
| MALE | 2,596 |
| MARRIED F | 752 |
| MARRIED M | 752 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,504 |
| POPULATION | 5,050 |
| ROOT BU | 2,191 |
| SINGLE F | 1,611 |
| SINGLE M | 1,806 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,417 |
| TUR BU | 107,325 |
| UNINHABITED | 28 |
| WIDOWED F | 91 |
| WIDOWED M | 38 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 129 |
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/.