Kincardine, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Kincardine, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,631. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3492582. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.170°N, 81.630°W.
Population
In 1891, Kincardine, Town—Ville had a population of 2,631: 1,277 male and 1,354 female residents. Population density was 2622.9 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Kincardine, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 518 |
| Number of families | 518 |
| Number of females | 1,354 |
| Number of males | 1,277 |
| Number of married females | 425 |
| Number of married males | 419 |
| Number of married persons | 844 |
| Number of widowed females | 82 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 116 |
| POP F | 1,354 |
| POP M | 1,277 |
| POP TOT | 2,631 |
| Total population | 2,631 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 847 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 824 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,671 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 8 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,623 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 519 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 135 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 382 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 137 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 372 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 357 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 519 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 346 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,414 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 356 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,110 |
| Acres of hay crops | 556 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,871 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,227 |
| Acres of oats | 249 |
| Acres of potatoes | 66 |
| Acres of turnips | 27 |
| Acres of wheat | 59 |
| BAR AC | 24 |
| BAR BU | 620 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 620 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 102 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,586 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,303 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,557 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 400 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 312 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,825 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 710 |
| BWT BU | 30 |
| CRN BU | 17 |
| HAY AC | 556 |
| HAY TONS | 722 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 453 |
| Number of chickens | 2,494 |
| Number of ducks | 24 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 417 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 97 |
| Number of geese | 60 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 35 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 207 |
| Number of milk cows | 221 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 515 |
| Number of other cattle | 108 |
| Number of other fowl | 24 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 478 |
| Number of sheep | 111 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,960 |
| Number of swine | 141 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 128 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 249 |
| OAT BU | 6,586 |
| PEA BU | 1,303 |
| POT AC | 66 |
| POT BU | 8,557 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 300 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 164 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 170 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,905 |
| RYE BU | 400 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 722 |
| WHT AC | 59 |
| WHT FALL BU | 710 |
| WHT SP BU | 312 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 8 |
| A 11 50 | 20 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 7 |
| BEN BU | 22 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,905 |
| CATTLE KS | 453 |
| CHEESE LB | 300 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 847 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 824 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,671 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 164 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 35 |
| DUCKS | 24 |
| FAMILIES | 518 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 170 |
| FRN CA | 8 |
| GEESE | 60 |
| GRA BU | 102 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,494 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 207 |
| HOUSES | 519 |
| HOUSES B | 135 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 58 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 42 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 137 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 357 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 372 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 382 |
| INF 11 A | 478 |
| MD FEM | 425 |
| MD MALE | 419 |
| MD TOT | 844 |
| MILK COWS | 221 |
| NAME CD | Bruce, West—Ouest |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 97 |
| OC P | 417 |
| OC TOT | 515 |
| OTHER FOWL | 24 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 108 |
| OTHERS | 2,623 |
| SHEEP | 111 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,960 |
| SUP AM | 2,871 |
| SUP FOR | 356 |
| SUP JV | 346 |
| SUP PAT | 1,414 |
| SUP SC | 1,110 |
| SUP TOT | 3,227 |
| SWINE | 141 |
| SWINE KS | 128 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 519 |
| TUR AC | 27 |
| TUR BU | 9,825 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 82 |
| WID MALE | 34 |
| WID TOT | 116 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON053004— 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 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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kincardine-town-ville-on053004-1891/.