Hinchinbrooke, Ontario (1891 census)
Hinchinbrooke was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,465. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.601°N, 76.764°W.
Population
In 1891, Hinchinbrooke had a population of 1,465: 763 male and 702 female residents. Population density was 11.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 997 |
| 1881 | 1,322 |
| 1891 | 1,465 |
| 1901 | 1,545 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,373 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Hinchinbrooke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 324 |
| Number of families | 324 |
| Number of females | 702 |
| Number of males | 763 |
| Number of married females | 248 |
| Number of married males | 253 |
| Number of married persons | 501 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 43 |
| POP F | 702 |
| POP M | 763 |
| POP TOT | 1,465 |
| Total population | 1,465 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 425 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 496 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 921 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,465 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 310 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 309 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 18 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 156 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 154 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 81 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 310 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 259 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 176 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,679 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 21,579 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,188 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,572 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,043 |
| Acres of land in farms | 36,622 |
| Acres of oats | 1,572 |
| Acres of potatoes | 217 |
| Acres of turnips | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 247 |
| BAR AC | 259 |
| BAR BU | 3,469 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,469 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 505 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,934 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 97 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,628 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 21,300 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,683 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,484 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,019 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,779 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,263 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 124 |
| BWT BU | 1,934 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 15 |
| CRN BU | 5,628 |
| HAY AC | 2,572 |
| HAY TONS | 3,149 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 453 |
| Number of chickens | 4,589 |
| Number of ducks | 177 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 248 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 37 |
| Number of geese | 408 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 178 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 436 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,182 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 285 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,407 |
| Number of other fowl | 44 |
| Number of oxen | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 82 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 87 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 49 |
| Number of sheep | 1,727 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 932 |
| Number of swine | 697 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 732 |
| Number of turkeys | 207 |
| OAT AC | 1,572 |
| OAT BU | 21,300 |
| PEA BU | 3,683 |
| POT AC | 217 |
| POT BU | 21,484 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 150 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,778 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 224 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 74,452 |
| RYE BU | 3,019 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,149 |
| WHT AC | 247 |
| WHT FALL BU | 124 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,779 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 82 |
| A 11 50 | 23 |
| A 201 PL | 44 |
| A 51 100 | 87 |
| BEN BU | 505 |
| BUTTER LB | 74,452 |
| CATTLE KS | 453 |
| CHEESE LB | 150 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 425 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 496 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 921 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,778 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 178 |
| DUCKS | 177 |
| FAMILIES | 324 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 224 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 408 |
| GRA BU | 97 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,589 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 436 |
| HOUSES | 310 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 57 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 156 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 81 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 49 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 58 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 154 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 309 |
| INF 11 A | 49 |
| MD FEM | 248 |
| MD MALE | 253 |
| MD TOT | 501 |
| MILK COWS | 1,182 |
| NAME CD | Addington |
| OC F | 37 |
| OC P | 248 |
| OC TOT | 285 |
| OTHER FOWL | 44 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,407 |
| OTHERS | 1,465 |
| SHEEP | 1,727 |
| SHEEP KS | 932 |
| SILOS | 15 |
| SUP AM | 15,043 |
| SUP FOR | 21,579 |
| SUP JV | 176 |
| SUP PAT | 5,679 |
| SUP SC | 9,188 |
| SUP TOT | 36,622 |
| SWINE | 697 |
| SWINE KS | 732 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 310 |
| TUR AC | 18 |
| TUR BU | 3,263 |
| TURKEY | 207 |
| WID FEM | 29 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 43 |
| WORKING OX | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON045006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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). "Hinchinbrooke, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hinchinbrooke-on045006-1891/.