Kemptville, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Kemptville, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 872. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.021°N, 75.651°W.
Population
In 1871, Kemptville, Village had a population of 872: 423 male and 449 female residents. Population density was 869.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,068 |
| 1871 | 872 |
| 1881 | 1,188 |
| 1891 | 1,226 |
| 1901 | 1,523 |
| 1911 | 1,192 |
| 1921 | 1,204 |
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, Kemptville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 174 |
| Number of females | 449 |
| Number of males | 423 |
| Number of married females | 148 |
| Number of married males | 147 |
| Number of married persons | 295 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| Total population | 872 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 269 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 269 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 538 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 160 |
| Number of occupied houses | 160 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 260 |
| BWT BU | 114 |
| CRN BU | 268 |
| HAY AC | 147 |
| HAY TONS | 120 |
| OAT BU | 1,425 |
| PEA BU | 12 |
| POT AC | 49 |
| POT BU | 5,640 |
| RYE BU | 20 |
| Total area (acres) | 500 |
| WHT SP BU | 292 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 45 |
| AREA | 500 |
| BEN BU | 19 |
| CD | 70 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 174 |
| FEMALE | 449 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 160 |
| INHABITED | 160 |
| MALE | 423 |
| MARRIED F | 148 |
| MARRIED M | 147 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 295 |
| POPULATION | 872 |
| ROOT BU | 261 |
| SINGLE F | 269 |
| SINGLE M | 269 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 538 |
| TUR BU | 90 |
| UNINHABITED | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 32 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON070006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Kemptville, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kemptville-village-on070006-1871/.