Kemptville, VL, Ontario (1881 census)
Kemptville, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,188. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q17147002. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.021°N, 75.651°W.
Population
In 1881, Kemptville, VL had a population of 1,188: 571 male and 617 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Kemptville, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,188 total population, 617 females, 571 males, 391 married persons, 247 families, 198 married females, 193 married males, 53 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 744 single persons under 18, 377 single females under 18, 367 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 247 inhabited houses, 247 occupied houses, 8 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,251 bushels of potatoes, 3,395 bushels of oats, 863 bushels of rye, 630 bushels of barley, 393 bushels of corn, 347 bushels of other root crops, 231 bushels of turnips, 213 bushels of spring wheat, 171 acres of hay crops, 136 bushels of buckwheat, 136 tons of hay, 47 acres of potatoes, 32 bushels of peas and beans, 25 acres of wheat, 15 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
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 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Fannin | 1837–1904 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,188 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:
ON107006— 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 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, VL, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kemptville-vl-on107006-1881/.