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 23.6 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,551 |
| POP F | 1,451 |
| POP M | 1,529 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 25.06 |
| POP TOT | 2,980 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 423 |
| AREA ACRES | 76,156 |
| AREA SQ MI | 118.93 |
| BAPTISTS | 151 |
| BRETHREN | 5 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 650 |
| BRIT IRISH | 702 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 722 |
| DUTCH | 2 |
| DWELLINGS | 641 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 523 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 846 |
| F WIDOWED | 80 |
| FAMILIES | 645 |
| FRENCH | 12 |
| GERMAN | 885 |
| LUTHERANS | 496 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 525 |
| M SINGLE | 954 |
| M WIDOWED | 49 |
| MENNONITES | 60 |
| METHODISTS | 804 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 867 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 143 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| SWISS | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 31 |
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/.