Kincardine, Ontario (1891 census)
Kincardine was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,618. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261919. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.186°N, 81.525°W.
Population
In 1891, Kincardine had a population of 3,618: 1,870 male and 1,748 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Kincardine shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,618 total population, 1,870 males, 1,748 females, 1,025 married persons, 662 families, 513 married females, 512 married males, 134 widowed persons, 102 widowed females, 32 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,459 single persons under 18, 1,326 single males under 18, 1,133 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,618 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 645 houses, 645 occupied houses, 540 houses built of wood, 348 houses of 1 story, 307 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 297 houses of 2 stories, 174 houses of 4 rooms, 96 houses built of brick, 66 houses of 3 rooms, 37 uninhabited houses, 33 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 30 houses of 2 rooms, 30 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses built of stone, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 207,586 bushels of oats, 158,672 pounds of homemade butter, 88,059 bushels of peas, 86,375 bushels of turnips, 58,331 acres of land in farms, 50,241 acres of improved land in farms, 49,668 bushels of barley, 45,933 bushels of winter wheat, 38,758 bushels of potatoes, 38,062 acres of farmland under crops, 24,842 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 22,549 chickens, 14,767 bushels of spring wheat, 12,438 tons of hay, 11,397 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,006 acres of hay crops, 8,671 acres of oats, 8,090 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,545 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4,952 sheep, 3,812 other cattle, 3,405 acres of wheat, 3,053 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2,745 milk cows, 2,414 swine, 2,319 acres of barley, 1,798 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,622 cattle killed or sold, 1,502 horses aged over 3 years, 891 geese, 822 horses aged 3 years and under, 783 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 632 occupants of farms, 602 farm occupants who own their land, 574 ducks, 422 turkeys, 361 acres of potatoes, 306 bushels of buckwheat, 270 bushels of corn, 259 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 238 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 232 acres of turnips, 200 bushels of rye, 147 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 129 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 125 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 73 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 57 bushels of beans, 30 farm occupants who rent their land, 24 persons living on farms over 200 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 20, 14 other fowl, 9 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON053003— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kincardine-on053003-1891/.