Bentinck, Ontario (1901 census)
Bentinck was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,551. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4890427. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.220°N, 80.941°W.
Population
In 1901, Bentinck had a population of 3,551: 1,829 male and 1,722 female residents. Population density was 28.1 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Bentinck shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 715 |
| Number of females | 1,722 |
| Number of males | 1,829 |
| Number of married females | 600 |
| Number of married males | 610 |
| Number of single females | 1,034 |
| Number of single males | 1,176 |
| Number of widowed females | 88 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| POP F | 1,722 |
| POP M | 1,829 |
| POP TOT | 3,551 |
| Total population | 3,551 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 706 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 76,156 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 76,156 |
| FAMILIES | 715 |
| HOUSES | 706 |
| MARRIED F | 600 |
| MARRIED M | 610 |
| SINGLE F | 1,034 |
| SINGLE M | 1,176 |
| WIDOWED F | 88 |
| WIDOWED M | 43 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON066002— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bentinck-on066002-1901/.