Kemptville, VL, Ontario (1871 census)
Kemptville, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 872. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q17147002. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.021°N, 75.651°W.
Population
In 1871, Kemptville, VL had a population of 872: 423 male and 449 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,068 |
| 1871 | 872 |
| 1881 | 1,188 |
| 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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 872 total population, 449 females, 423 males, 295 married persons, 174 families, 148 married females, 147 married males, 39 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 538 single persons under 18, 269 single females under 18, 269 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 160 inhabited houses, 160 occupied houses, 7 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 500 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Fannin | 1837–1904 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON070006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113008_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q17147002
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemptville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemptville
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, VL, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kemptville-vl-on070006-1871/.