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 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Hinchinbrooke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,322 total population, 686 males, 636 females, 407 married persons, 222 families, 204 married females, 203 married males, 39 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 16 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 876 single persons under 18, 467 single males under 18, 409 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 222 inhabited houses, 222 occupied houses, 10 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 25,703 bushels of potatoes, 23,710 bushels of oats, 10,107 bushels of rye, 5,923 bushels of peas and beans, 5,886 bushels of turnips, 5,377 bushels of corn, 5,058 bushels of barley, 2,117 bushels of buckwheat, 1,990 tons of hay, 1,952 acres of hay crops, 1,263 bushels of other root crops, 1,148 bushels of spring wheat, 258 acres of wheat, 225 acres of potatoes, 158 bushels of winter wheat, 112 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,322 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118008— 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 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/.