Bentinck, Ontario (1891 census)
Bentinck was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 5,323. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4890427. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.219°N, 80.941°W.
Population
In 1891, Bentinck had a population of 5,323: 2,768 male and 2,555 female residents. Population density was 41.8 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 Hanover, T-V, 1901 (0.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Bentinck shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 1,009 |
| Number of families | 1,009 |
| Number of females | 2,555 |
| Number of males | 2,768 |
| Number of married females | 878 |
| Number of married males | 878 |
| Number of married persons | 1,756 |
| Number of widowed females | 107 |
| Number of widowed males | 63 |
| Number of widowed persons | 170 |
| POP F | 2,555 |
| POP M | 2,768 |
| POP TOT | 5,323 |
| Total population | 5,323 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,570 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,827 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,397 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 16 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5,307 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,000 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 180 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 40 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 780 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 11 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 912 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 81 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 88 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 181 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 191 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 126 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 388 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,000 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 45 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 262 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 690 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 10,604 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 23,461 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 34,885 |
| Acres of hay crops | 9,229 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 46,179 |
| Acres of land in farms | 69,640 |
| Acres of oats | 8,126 |
| Acres of potatoes | 544 |
| Acres of turnips | 437 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,200 |
| BAR AC | 262 |
| BAR BU | 4,551 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,551 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 116 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,982 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 171,326 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 66,890 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 57,590 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,174 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,748 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 142,411 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 43,660 |
| BWT BU | 116 |
| CRN BU | 1,982 |
| HAY AC | 9,229 |
| HAY TONS | 11,894 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,583 |
| Number of chickens | 22,232 |
| Number of ducks | 676 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 862 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 93 |
| Number of geese | 987 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 571 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,464 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,598 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 956 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,461 |
| Number of other fowl | 69 |
| Number of oxen | 88 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 144 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 124 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 346 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 316 |
| Number of sheep | 5,285 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 3,125 |
| Number of swine | 2,281 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,190 |
| Number of turkeys | 308 |
| OAT AC | 8,126 |
| OAT BU | 171,326 |
| PEA BU | 66,890 |
| POT AC | 544 |
| POT BU | 57,590 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 12,756 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 22,812 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,155 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 233,736 |
| RYE BU | 1,174 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 11,894 |
| WHT AC | 4,200 |
| WHT FALL BU | 43,660 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,748 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 144 |
| A 11 50 | 124 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 346 |
| BEN BU | 27 |
| BUTTER LB | 233,736 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,583 |
| CHEESE LB | 12,756 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,570 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,827 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,397 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 22,812 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 571 |
| DUCKS | 676 |
| FAMILIES | 1,009 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,155 |
| FRN CA | 16 |
| GEESE | 987 |
| GRA BU | 46 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 22,232 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,464 |
| HOUSES | 1,000 |
| HOUSES B | 180 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 126 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 191 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 912 |
| HOUSES S | 40 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 388 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 181 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 81 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 88 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 45 |
| HOUSES W | 780 |
| INF 11 A | 316 |
| MD FEM | 878 |
| MD MALE | 878 |
| MD TOT | 1,756 |
| MILK COWS | 2,598 |
| NAME CD | Grey, South—Sud |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 93 |
| OC P | 862 |
| OC TOT | 956 |
| OTHER FOWL | 69 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,461 |
| OTHERS | 5,307 |
| SHEEP | 5,285 |
| SHEEP KS | 3,125 |
| SUP AM | 46,179 |
| SUP FOR | 23,461 |
| SUP JV | 690 |
| SUP PAT | 10,604 |
| SUP SC | 34,885 |
| SUP TOT | 69,640 |
| SWINE | 2,281 |
| SWINE KS | 2,190 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,000 |
| TUR AC | 437 |
| TUR BU | 142,411 |
| TURKEY | 308 |
| WID FEM | 107 |
| WID MALE | 63 |
| WID TOT | 170 |
| WORKING OX | 88 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON069002— 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 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). "Bentinck, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bentinck-on069002-1891/.