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 density was 42.9 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Bentinck shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 958 |
| Number of families | 958 |
| Number of females | 2,630 |
| Number of males | 2,842 |
| Number of married females | 811 |
| Number of married males | 808 |
| Number of married persons | 1,619 |
| Number of widowed females | 82 |
| Number of widowed males | 51 |
| Number of widowed persons | 133 |
| POP TOT | 5,472 |
| Total population | 5,472 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,737 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,983 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,720 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 13 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 958 |
| Number of occupied houses | 958 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,419 |
| Acres of potatoes | 619 |
| Acres of wheat | 7,421 |
| BAR BU | 8,165 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8,165 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 147 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 251 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 118,369 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 9,248 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 53,587 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 56,519 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 118 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 20,845 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 84,480 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 91,776 |
| BWT BU | 9 |
| CRN BU | 251 |
| HAY AC | 6,419 |
| HAY TONS | 6,400 |
| OAT BU | 118,369 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 53,587 |
| POT AC | 619 |
| POT BU | 56,519 |
| RYE BU | 118 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,400 |
| WHT AC | 7,421 |
| WHT SP BU | 20,845 |
| WHT WTR BU | 91,776 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,737 |
| C UNMD M | 1,983 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,720 |
| D OCC | 958 |
| FEMALE | 2,630 |
| GRA BU | 147 |
| H CON | 13 |
| H INHAB | 958 |
| H UNINH | 17 |
| MALE | 2,842 |
| MD F | 811 |
| MD M | 808 |
| MD TOT | 1,619 |
| NUMBER CD | 154 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 9,248 |
| TUR BU | 84,480 |
| WID F | 82 |
| WID M | 51 |
| WID TOT | 133 |
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/.