Bentinck, Ontario (1911 census)
Bentinck was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,980. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4890427. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.220°N, 80.941°W.
Population
In 1911, Bentinck had a population of 2,980: 1,529 male and 1,451 female residents. Population density was 25.1 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Bentinck shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 76,156 area in acres, 2,980 total population, 1,529 males in the population, 1,451 females in the population, 954 single (never-married) males, 846 single (never-married) females, 645 families, 525 married males, 523 married females, 118.93 area in square miles, 80 widowed females, 49 widowed males, 25.06 population per square mile, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females, 1 legally separated males. 3,551 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 885 persons of German origin, 722 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 702 persons of British origin (Irish), 650 persons of British origin (English), 12 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 867 Presbyterians, 804 Methodists, 496 Lutherans, 423 Anglicans (Church of England), 151 Baptists, 143 Roman Catholics, 60 Mennonites, 31 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 5 Brethren, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 641 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074001— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bentinck-on074001-1911/.