Bentinck, Ontario (1881 census)
Bentinck was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,472. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4890427. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.219°N, 80.941°W.
Population
In 1881, Bentinck had a population of 5,472: 2,842 male and 2,630 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Bentinck shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 5,472 total population, 2,842 males, 2,630 females, 1,619 married persons, 958 families, 811 married females, 808 married males, 133 widowed persons, 82 widowed females, 51 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,720 single persons under 18, 1,983 single males under 18, 1,737 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 958 inhabited houses, 958 occupied houses, 17 uninhabited houses, 13 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 118,369 bushels of oats, 91,776 bushels of winter wheat, 84,480 bushels of turnips, 56,519 bushels of potatoes, 53,587 bushels of peas and beans, 20,845 bushels of spring wheat, 9,248 bushels of other root crops, 8,165 bushels of barley, 7,421 acres of wheat, 6,419 acres of hay crops, 6,400 tons of hay, 619 acres of potatoes, 251 bushels of corn, 147 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 118 bushels of rye, 9 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 5,472 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON154002— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bentinck-on154002-1881/.