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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 997 |
| 1881 | 1,322 |
| 1891 | 1,465 |
| 1901 | 1,545 |
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 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,465 total population, 763 males, 702 females, 501 married persons, 324 families, 253 married males, 248 married females, 43 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 921 single persons under 18, 496 single males under 18, 425 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,465 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 310 houses, 310 occupied houses, 309 houses built of wood, 156 houses of 1 story, 154 houses of 2 stories, 81 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 58 houses of 2 rooms, 57 houses of 4 rooms, 49 houses of 3 rooms, 37 houses of 5 rooms, 18 houses of 1 room, 12 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses built of brick. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 74,452 pounds of homemade butter, 36,622 acres of land in farms, 21,579 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 21,484 bushels of potatoes, 21,300 bushels of oats, 15,043 acres of improved land in farms, 9,188 acres of farmland under crops, 6,778 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,679 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,628 bushels of corn, 4,589 chickens, 3,683 bushels of peas, 3,469 bushels of barley, 3,263 bushels of turnips, 3,149 tons of hay, 3,019 bushels of rye, 2,779 bushels of spring wheat, 2,572 acres of hay crops, 1,934 bushels of buckwheat, 1,727 sheep, 1,572 acres of oats, 1,407 other cattle, 1,182 milk cows, 932 sheep slaughtered or sold, 732 swine slaughtered or sold, 697 swine, 505 bushels of beans, 453 cattle killed or sold, 436 horses aged over 3 years, 408 geese, 285 occupants of farms, 259 acres of barley, 248 farm occupants who own their land, 247 acres of wheat, 224 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 217 acres of potatoes, 207 turkeys, 178 horses aged 3 years and under, 177 ducks, 176 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 150 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 124 bushels of winter wheat, 97 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 87 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 82 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 49 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 45 oxen, 44 other fowl, 44 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 37 farm occupants who rent their land, 23 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 18 acres of turnips, Capacity of silos (tons): 15. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON045006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON043006_1871— 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/.