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 density was 2867.1 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Kincardine, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 565 |
| Number of families | 565 |
| Number of females | 1,514 |
| Number of males | 1,362 |
| Number of married females | 452 |
| Number of married males | 452 |
| Number of married persons | 904 |
| Number of widowed females | 79 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 107 |
| POP TOT | 2,876 |
| Total population | 2,876 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 983 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 882 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,865 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 565 |
| Number of occupied houses | 565 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 47 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 351 |
| Acres of potatoes | 90 |
| Acres of wheat | 327 |
| BAR BU | 1,517 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,517 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,228 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,843 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,736 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,621 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 967 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,440 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,671 |
| CRN BU | 72 |
| HAY AC | 351 |
| HAY TONS | 370 |
| OAT BU | 4,228 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,736 |
| POT AC | 90 |
| POT BU | 9,621 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 370 |
| WHT AC | 327 |
| WHT SP BU | 967 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,671 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 983 |
| C UNMD M | 882 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,865 |
| D OCC | 565 |
| FEMALE | 1,514 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 565 |
| H UNINH | 47 |
| MALE | 1,362 |
| MD F | 452 |
| MD M | 452 |
| MD TOT | 904 |
| NUMBER CD | 176 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,843 |
| TUR BU | 4,440 |
| WID F | 79 |
| WID M | 28 |
| WID TOT | 107 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON176006— 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 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/.