Kincardine, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Kincardine, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,876. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3492582. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.170°N, 81.630°W.
Population
In 1881, Kincardine, Town—Ville had a population of 2,876: 1,362 male and 1,514 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 981 |
| 1871 | 1,907 |
| 1881 | 2,876 |
| 1891 | 2,631 |
| 1901 | 2,077 |
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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,876 total population, 1,514 females, 1,362 males, 904 married persons, 565 families, 452 married females, 452 married males, 107 widowed persons, 79 widowed females, 28 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,865 single persons under 18, 983 single females under 18, 882 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 565 inhabited houses, 565 occupied houses, 47 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 9,621 bushels of potatoes, 4,440 bushels of turnips, 4,228 bushels of oats, 2,671 bushels of winter wheat, 1,843 bushels of other root crops, 1,736 bushels of peas and beans, 1,517 bushels of barley, 967 bushels of spring wheat, 370 tons of hay, 351 acres of hay crops, 327 acres of wheat, 90 acres of potatoes, 72 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Angus Jonas McLeod | 1861–1900 | born here |
| William Eugene Struthers | 1869–1928 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,876 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:
ON176006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON050004— 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 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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kincardine-town-ville-on176006-1881/.