Kincardine, Ontario (1901 census)
Kincardine was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,855. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261919. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.186°N, 81.525°W.
Population
In 1901, Kincardine had a population of 2,855: 1,457 male and 1,398 female residents. Population density was 28.3 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Kincardine shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 592 |
| Number of females | 1,398 |
| Number of males | 1,457 |
| Number of married females | 460 |
| Number of married males | 467 |
| Number of single females | 849 |
| Number of single males | 944 |
| Number of widowed females | 89 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| POP F | 1,398 |
| POP M | 1,457 |
| POP TOT | 2,855 |
| Total population | 2,855 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 587 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 59,813 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 59,813 |
| FAMILIES | 592 |
| HOUSES | 587 |
| MARRIED F | 460 |
| MARRIED M | 467 |
| SINGLE F | 849 |
| SINGLE M | 944 |
| WIDOWED F | 89 |
| WIDOWED M | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON050003— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kincardine-on050003-1901/.