Kincardine, Ontario (1871 census)
Kincardine was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,097. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261919. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.187°N, 81.525°W.
Population
In 1871, Kincardine had a population of 4,097: 2,114 male and 1,983 female residents. Population density was 40.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,149 |
| 1861 | 2,906 |
| 1871 | 4,097 |
| 1881 | 4,506 |
| 1891 | 3,618 |
| 1901 | 2,855 |
| 1911 | 2,343 |
| 1921 | 1,935 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Tiverton, Village, 1881 (1.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Kincardine shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 658 |
| Number of females | 1,983 |
| Number of males | 2,114 |
| Number of married females | 572 |
| Number of married males | 573 |
| Number of married persons | 1,145 |
| Number of widowed females | 77 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 107 |
| Total population | 4,097 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,334 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,511 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,845 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 657 |
| Number of occupied houses | 657 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 12,327 |
| BWT BU | 29 |
| CRN BU | 153 |
| HAY AC | 5,312 |
| HAY TONS | 5,757 |
| OAT BU | 57,737 |
| PEA BU | 28,164 |
| POT AC | 538 |
| POT BU | 37,477 |
| RYE BU | 125 |
| Total area (acres) | 60,829 |
| WHT SP BU | 77,827 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3,359 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 10,086 |
| AREA | 60,829 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 60 |
| CD | 27 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 658 |
| FEMALE | 1,983 |
| GRA BU | 297 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 657 |
| INHABITED | 657 |
| MALE | 2,114 |
| MARRIED F | 572 |
| MARRIED M | 573 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,145 |
| POPULATION | 4,097 |
| ROOT BU | 3,215 |
| SINGLE F | 1,334 |
| SINGLE M | 1,511 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,845 |
| TUR BU | 29,335 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 77 |
| WIDOWED M | 30 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 107 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON027005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261919
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). "Kincardine, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kincardine-on027005-1871/.