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 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 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 5,323 total population, 2,768 males, 2,555 females, 1,756 married persons, 1,009 families, 878 married females, 878 married males, 170 widowed persons, 107 widowed females, 63 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 3,397 single persons under 18, 1,827 single males under 18, 1,570 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 5,307 persons who are not French Canadian, 16 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,000 houses, 1,000 occupied houses, 912 houses of 1 story, 780 houses built of wood, 388 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 191 houses of 4 rooms, 181 houses of 3 rooms, 180 houses built of brick, 126 houses of 5 rooms, 88 houses of 2 stories, 81 houses of 2 rooms, 45 uninhabited houses, 40 houses built of stone, 17 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 11 houses of 1 room, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 233,736 pounds of homemade butter, 171,326 bushels of oats, 142,411 bushels of turnips, 69,640 acres of land in farms, 66,890 bushels of peas, 57,590 bushels of potatoes, 46,179 acres of improved land in farms, 43,660 bushels of winter wheat, 34,885 acres of farmland under crops, 23,461 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 22,812 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 22,232 chickens, 12,756 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 11,894 tons of hay, 10,604 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,229 acres of hay crops, 8,748 bushels of spring wheat, 8,126 acres of oats, 5,285 sheep, 4,551 bushels of barley, 4,461 other cattle, 4,200 acres of wheat, 3,125 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2,598 milk cows, 2,281 swine, 2,190 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,982 bushels of corn, 1,583 cattle killed or sold, 1,464 horses aged over 3 years, 1,174 bushels of rye, 1,155 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 987 geese, 956 occupants of farms, 862 farm occupants who own their land, 690 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 676 ducks, 571 horses aged 3 years and under, 544 acres of potatoes, 437 acres of turnips, 346 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 316 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 308 turkeys, 262 acres of barley, 144 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 124 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 116 bushels of buckwheat, 93 farm occupants who rent their land, 88 oxen, 69 other fowl, 46 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 27 bushels of beans, 26 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.