Bentinck, Ontario (1861 census)
Bentinck was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,331. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4890427. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.219°N, 80.940°W.
Population
In 1861, Bentinck had a population of 3,331: 1,687 male and 1,644 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Bentinck shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,331 total population, 1,687 males, 1,644 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,618, Female members of the family who are present: 1,599, 1,122 single males, 1,065 single females, 533 married females, 530 married males, 222 females attending school, 216 males attending school, 74 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 69, 67 female births, 46 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 45, 36 adult females unable to read or write, 36 adult males unable to read or write, 35 widowed males, 3 persons at sea, 2 lunatic males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 228 females aged 5 to 10, 213 single males aged 15 to 20, 203 males aged 5 to 10, 202 single females aged 10 to 15, 197 single males aged 10 to 15, 163 single females aged 15 to 20, 155 single males aged 20 to 30, 143 married males aged 30 to 40, 140 married females aged 20 to 30, 137 married females aged 30 to 40, 137 married males aged 20 to 30, 134 single females aged 20 to 30, 120 married males aged 40 to 50, 110 married females aged 40 to 50, 71 married males aged 50 to 60, 69 females age 3 to 4, 69 married females aged 50 to 60, 63 males aged 1 to 2, 58 males aged 3 to 4, 57 females aged 1 to 2, 55 females aged 2 to 3, 51 males aged 2 to 3, 49 females aged 4 to 5, 47 married females aged 60 to 70, 44 males aged 4 to 5, 43 married males aged 60 to 70, 21 single males aged 30 to 40, 15 single females aged 40 to 50, 15 single males aged 50 to 60, 14 married females aged 70 to 80, 14 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 single males aged 40 to 50, 13 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 single females aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 8 married females aged 80 to 90, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 single males aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,714 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 691 persons originating in Scotland, 459 persons originating in Ireland, 303 persons originating in England or Wales, 105 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 49 persons originating in the United States, 23 negroes or coloured persons, 3 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in all other places. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $390,990 value farms (dollars), 116,901 bushels of turnips, 65,953 bushels of spring wheat, $60,561 value all livestock, 53,463 pounds of homemade butter, 51,015 acres of land in farms, 48,169 bushels of potatoes, 40,212 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 32,932 bushels of oats, $19,861 value horses aged over 3 years, $15,579 value farm implements in dollars, 14,534 pounds of maple sugar, 10,803 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,744 bushels of peas, 8,288 acres of farmland under crops, 4,810 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,871 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,717 acres of spring wheat, 2,511 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,620 sheep, 1,567 tons of hay, 1,444 swine, 1,275 acres of oats, 1,264 calves and heifers, 1,165 bushels of barley, 974 milk cows, 716 bulls, oxen, or steers, 573 acres of peas, 570 acres of turnips, 567 occupants of farms, 443 acres of potatoes, 370 barrels of pork, 275 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 208 horses aged over 3 years, 200 bushels of winter wheat, 177 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 138 barrels of beef, 131 pounds of hops, $129 value garden and orchard crops, 104 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 85 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 66 bushels of rye, 65 bushels of carrots, 59 horses aged 3 years and under, 48 acres of barley, 39 bushels of beans, 31 bushels of buckwheat, 20 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 acres of winter wheat, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 acres of farmland in gardens, 4 acres of rye, 3 bushels of corn, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 pounds of flax or hemp, 2 acres of buckwheat, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 3,930 yards of flannel, $110 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 55 yards of fulled cloth, $20 value carriages for hire (dollars), 4 carriages for pleasure, 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 14 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 5 quintals of dried fish sold — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON075002— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bentinck-on075002-1861/.