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 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Kincardine shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,506 total population, 2,355 males, 2,151 females, 1,311 married persons, 818 families, 656 married males, 655 married females, 100 widowed persons, 67 widowed females, 33 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,095 single persons under 18, 1,666 single males under 18, 1,429 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 818 inhabited houses, 818 occupied houses, 8 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 123,961 bushels of oats, 109,864 bushels of winter wheat, 48,449 bushels of peas and beans, 43,727 bushels of potatoes, 40,364 bushels of turnips, 28,702 bushels of spring wheat, 27,881 bushels of barley, 11,810 acres of wheat, 6,586 bushels of other root crops, 6,345 tons of hay, 5,969 acres of hay crops, 447 acres of potatoes, 176 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 140 bushels of buckwheat, 111 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,505 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.