Kemptville, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Kemptville, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,188. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.021°N, 75.651°W.
Population
In 1881, Kemptville, Village had a population of 1,188: 571 male and 617 female residents. Population density was 1184.0 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Kemptville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 247 |
| Number of families | 247 |
| Number of females | 617 |
| Number of males | 571 |
| Number of married females | 198 |
| Number of married males | 193 |
| Number of married persons | 391 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 53 |
| POP TOT | 1,188 |
| Total population | 1,188 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 377 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 367 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 744 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 247 |
| Number of occupied houses | 247 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 171 |
| Acres of potatoes | 47 |
| Acres of wheat | 25 |
| BAR BU | 630 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 630 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 136 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 393 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,395 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 347 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,251 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 863 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 213 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 231 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 15 |
| BWT BU | 136 |
| CRN BU | 393 |
| HAY AC | 171 |
| HAY TONS | 136 |
| OAT BU | 3,395 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 32 |
| POT AC | 47 |
| POT BU | 6,251 |
| RYE BU | 863 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 136 |
| WHT AC | 25 |
| WHT SP BU | 213 |
| WHT WTR BU | 15 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 377 |
| C UNMD M | 367 |
| C UNMD TOT | 744 |
| D OCC | 247 |
| FEMALE | 617 |
| H INHAB | 247 |
| H UNINH | 8 |
| MALE | 571 |
| MD F | 198 |
| MD M | 193 |
| MD TOT | 391 |
| NUMBER CD | 107 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 347 |
| TUR BU | 231 |
| WID F | 42 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 53 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON107006— 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 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). "Kemptville, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kemptville-village-on107006-1881/.