Hinchinbrooke, Ontario (1881 census)
Hinchinbrooke was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,322. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.601°N, 76.764°W.
Population
In 1881, Hinchinbrooke had a population of 1,322: 686 male and 636 female residents. Population density was 10.7 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Hinchinbrooke 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 | 222 |
| Number of families | 222 |
| Number of females | 636 |
| Number of males | 686 |
| Number of married females | 204 |
| Number of married males | 203 |
| Number of married persons | 407 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP TOT | 1,322 |
| Total population | 1,322 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 409 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 467 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 876 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 222 |
| Number of occupied houses | 222 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,952 |
| Acres of potatoes | 225 |
| Acres of wheat | 258 |
| BAR BU | 5,058 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,058 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,117 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 112 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,377 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 23,710 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,263 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 5,923 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,703 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10,107 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,148 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,886 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 158 |
| BWT BU | 2,117 |
| CRN BU | 5,377 |
| HAY AC | 1,952 |
| HAY TONS | 1,990 |
| OAT BU | 23,710 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 5,923 |
| POT AC | 225 |
| POT BU | 25,703 |
| RYE BU | 10,107 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,990 |
| WHT AC | 258 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,148 |
| WHT WTR BU | 158 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 409 |
| C UNMD M | 467 |
| C UNMD TOT | 876 |
| D OCC | 222 |
| FEMALE | 636 |
| GRA BU | 112 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 222 |
| H UNINH | 10 |
| MALE | 686 |
| MD F | 204 |
| MD M | 203 |
| MD TOT | 407 |
| NUMBER CD | 118 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,263 |
| TUR BU | 5,886 |
| WID F | 23 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118008— 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 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). "Hinchinbrooke, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hinchinbrooke-on118008-1881/.