Kincardine, Ontario (1881 census)
Kincardine was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,506. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261919. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.186°N, 81.525°W.
Population
In 1881, Kincardine had a population of 4,506: 2,355 male and 2,151 female residents. Population density was 44.6 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Kincardine shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 818 |
| Number of families | 818 |
| Number of females | 2,151 |
| Number of males | 2,355 |
| Number of married females | 655 |
| Number of married males | 656 |
| Number of married persons | 1,311 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 100 |
| POP TOT | 4,506 |
| Total population | 4,506 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,429 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,666 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,095 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 818 |
| Number of occupied houses | 818 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,969 |
| Acres of potatoes | 447 |
| Acres of wheat | 11,810 |
| BAR BU | 27,881 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 27,881 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 140 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 176 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 111 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 123,961 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 6,586 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 48,449 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 43,727 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 28,702 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 40,364 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 109,864 |
| BWT BU | 140 |
| CRN BU | 111 |
| HAY AC | 5,969 |
| HAY TONS | 6,345 |
| OAT BU | 123,961 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 48,449 |
| POT AC | 447 |
| POT BU | 43,727 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,345 |
| WHT AC | 11,810 |
| WHT SP BU | 28,702 |
| WHT WTR BU | 109,864 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,429 |
| C UNMD M | 1,666 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,095 |
| D OCC | 818 |
| FEMALE | 2,151 |
| GRA BU | 176 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 818 |
| H UNINH | 8 |
| MALE | 2,355 |
| MD F | 655 |
| MD M | 656 |
| MD TOT | 1,311 |
| NUMBER CD | 176 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 6,586 |
| TUR BU | 40,364 |
| WID F | 67 |
| WID M | 33 |
| WID TOT | 100 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON176005— 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 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). "Kincardine, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kincardine-on176005-1881/.