Hinchinbrooke, Ontario (1871 census)
Hinchinbrooke was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 997. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.601°N, 76.764°W.
Population
In 1871, Hinchinbrooke had a population of 997: 516 male and 481 female residents. Population density was 8.1 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Hinchinbrooke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 168 |
| Number of females | 481 |
| Number of males | 516 |
| Number of married females | 151 |
| Number of married males | 150 |
| Number of married persons | 301 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 16 |
| Total population | 997 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 318 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 362 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 680 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 166 |
| Number of occupied houses | 167 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,508 |
| BWT BU | 493 |
| CRN BU | 685 |
| HAY AC | 1,725 |
| HAY TONS | 1,521 |
| OAT BU | 12,072 |
| PEA BU | 4,008 |
| POT AC | 216 |
| POT BU | 18,560 |
| RYE BU | 2,227 |
| Total area (acres) | 75,280 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,020 |
| WHT WTR BU | 71 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 204 |
| AREA | 75,280 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 69 |
| CD | 64 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 168 |
| FEMALE | 481 |
| GRA BU | 89 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 167 |
| INHABITED | 166 |
| MALE | 516 |
| MARRIED F | 151 |
| MARRIED M | 150 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 301 |
| POPULATION | 997 |
| ROOT BU | 484 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 318 |
| SINGLE M | 362 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 680 |
| TUR BU | 2,512 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 12 |
| WIDOWED M | 4 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON064008— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hinchinbrooke-on064008-1871/.