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 density was 35.8 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Kincardine shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 662 |
| Number of families | 662 |
| Number of females | 1,748 |
| Number of males | 1,870 |
| Number of married females | 513 |
| Number of married males | 512 |
| Number of married persons | 1,025 |
| Number of widowed females | 102 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 134 |
| POP F | 1,748 |
| POP M | 1,870 |
| POP TOT | 3,618 |
| Total population | 3,618 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,133 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,326 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,459 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,618 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 645 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 96 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 9 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 540 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 348 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 297 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 174 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 307 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 645 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 37 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,319 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 783 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 11,397 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,090 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 38,062 |
| Acres of hay crops | 9,006 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 50,241 |
| Acres of land in farms | 58,331 |
| Acres of oats | 8,671 |
| Acres of potatoes | 361 |
| Acres of turnips | 232 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,405 |
| BAR AC | 2,319 |
| BAR BU | 49,668 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 49,668 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 57 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 306 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 238 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 270 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 207,586 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 88,059 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 38,758 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 14,767 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 86,375 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 45,933 |
| BWT BU | 306 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 20 |
| CRN BU | 270 |
| HAY AC | 9,006 |
| HAY TONS | 12,438 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,622 |
| Number of chickens | 22,549 |
| Number of ducks | 574 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 602 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 30 |
| Number of geese | 891 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 822 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,502 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,745 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 632 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,812 |
| Number of other fowl | 14 |
| Number of oxen | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 129 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 147 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 259 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 73 |
| Number of sheep | 4,952 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 3,053 |
| Number of swine | 2,414 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,798 |
| Number of turkeys | 422 |
| OAT AC | 8,671 |
| OAT BU | 207,586 |
| PEA BU | 88,059 |
| POT AC | 361 |
| POT BU | 38,758 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 6,545 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 24,842 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 125 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 158,672 |
| RYE BU | 200 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 12,438 |
| WHT AC | 3,405 |
| WHT FALL BU | 45,933 |
| WHT SP BU | 14,767 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 129 |
| A 11 50 | 147 |
| A 201 PL | 24 |
| A 51 100 | 259 |
| BEN BU | 57 |
| BUTTER LB | 158,672 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,622 |
| CHEESE LB | 6,545 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,133 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,326 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,459 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 24,842 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 822 |
| DUCKS | 574 |
| FAMILIES | 662 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 125 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 891 |
| GRA BU | 238 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 22,549 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,502 |
| HOUSES | 645 |
| HOUSES B | 96 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 33 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 174 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 348 |
| HOUSES S | 9 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 307 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 66 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 297 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 37 |
| HOUSES W | 540 |
| INF 11 A | 73 |
| MD FEM | 513 |
| MD MALE | 512 |
| MD TOT | 1,025 |
| MILK COWS | 2,745 |
| NAME CD | Bruce, West—Ouest |
| OC F | 30 |
| OC P | 602 |
| OC TOT | 632 |
| OTHER FOWL | 14 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,812 |
| OTHERS | 3,618 |
| SHEEP | 4,952 |
| SHEEP KS | 3,053 |
| SILOS | 20 |
| SUP AM | 50,241 |
| SUP FOR | 8,090 |
| SUP JV | 783 |
| SUP PAT | 11,397 |
| SUP SC | 38,062 |
| SUP TOT | 58,331 |
| SWINE | 2,414 |
| SWINE KS | 1,798 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 645 |
| TUR AC | 232 |
| TUR BU | 86,375 |
| TURKEY | 422 |
| WID FEM | 102 |
| WID MALE | 32 |
| WID TOT | 134 |
| WORKING OX | 9 |
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/.