Kincardine, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Kincardine, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,907. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3492582. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.170°N, 81.630°W.
Population
In 1871, Kincardine, Town—Ville had a population of 1,907: 976 male and 931 female residents. Population density was 1901.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 981 |
| 1871 | 1,907 |
| 1881 | 2,876 |
| 1891 | 2,631 |
| 1901 | 2,077 |
| 1911 | 1,956 |
| 1921 | 2,077 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Kincardine, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 340 |
| Number of females | 931 |
| Number of males | 976 |
| Number of married females | 304 |
| Number of married males | 297 |
| Number of married persons | 601 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 54 |
| Total population | 1,907 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 592 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 660 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,252 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 339 |
| Number of occupied houses | 339 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 453 |
| BWT BU | 47 |
| CRN BU | 219 |
| HAY AC | 375 |
| HAY TONS | 425 |
| OAT BU | 3,121 |
| PEA BU | 1,038 |
| POT AC | 47 |
| POT BU | 9,668 |
| RYE BU | 28 |
| Total area (acres) | 2,700 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,058 |
| WHT WTR BU | 150 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 282 |
| AREA | 2,700 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 16 |
| CD | 27 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 340 |
| FEMALE | 931 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 339 |
| INHABITED | 339 |
| MALE | 976 |
| MARRIED F | 304 |
| MARRIED M | 297 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 601 |
| POPULATION | 1,907 |
| ROOT BU | 807 |
| SINGLE F | 592 |
| SINGLE M | 660 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,252 |
| TUR BU | 676 |
| UNINHABITED | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 35 |
| WIDOWED M | 19 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 54 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON027006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3492582
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kincardine,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kincardine_(Ontario)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kincardine-town-ville-on027006-1871/.