Kennebec, Ontario (1891 census)
Kennebec was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,428. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.717°N, 76.981°W.
Population
In 1891, Kennebec had a population of 1,428: 752 male and 676 female residents. Population density was 11.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 429 |
| 1871 | 802 |
| 1881 | 1,149 |
| 1891 | 1,428 |
| 1901 | 1,404 |
| 1911 | 1,045 |
| 1921 | 928 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Kennebec shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 267 |
| Number of families | 267 |
| Number of females | 676 |
| Number of males | 752 |
| Number of married females | 250 |
| Number of married males | 245 |
| Number of married persons | 495 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP F | 676 |
| POP M | 752 |
| POP TOT | 1,428 |
| Total population | 1,428 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 400 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 494 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 894 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,424 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 256 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 256 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 52 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 231 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 25 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 257 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 30 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 68 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,421 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,652 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,426 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,590 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,915 |
| Acres of land in farms | 29,567 |
| Acres of oats | 554 |
| Acres of potatoes | 164 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 35 |
| BAR AC | 30 |
| BAR BU | 397 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 397 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 318 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,488 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 11,220 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,758 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,948 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,149 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,323 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 288 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,629 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 73 |
| BWT BU | 1,488 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 325 |
| CRN BU | 11,220 |
| HAY AC | 1,590 |
| HAY TONS | 1,944 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 275 |
| Number of chickens | 3,050 |
| Number of ducks | 29 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 226 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 120 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 73 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 245 |
| Number of milk cows | 743 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 233 |
| Number of other cattle | 775 |
| Number of other fowl | 25 |
| Number of oxen | 90 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 107 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 639 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 318 |
| Number of swine | 405 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 350 |
| Number of turkeys | 25 |
| OAT AC | 554 |
| OAT BU | 8,758 |
| PEA BU | 2,948 |
| POT AC | 164 |
| POT BU | 14,149 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 331 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,488 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 52,854 |
| RYE BU | 3,323 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,944 |
| WHT AC | 35 |
| WHT FALL BU | 73 |
| WHT SP BU | 288 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 51 |
| A 11 50 | 45 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 107 |
| BEN BU | 318 |
| BUTTER LB | 52,854 |
| CATTLE KS | 275 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 400 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 494 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 894 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 331 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 73 |
| DUCKS | 29 |
| FAMILIES | 267 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,488 |
| FRN CA | 4 |
| GEESE | 120 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,050 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 245 |
| HOUSES | 256 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 39 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 231 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 37 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 78 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 25 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 256 |
| INF 11 A | 8 |
| MD FEM | 250 |
| MD MALE | 245 |
| MD TOT | 495 |
| MILK COWS | 743 |
| NAME CD | Addington |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 226 |
| OC TOT | 233 |
| OTHER FOWL | 25 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 775 |
| OTHERS | 1,424 |
| SHEEP | 639 |
| SHEEP KS | 318 |
| SILOS | 325 |
| SUP AM | 12,915 |
| SUP FOR | 16,652 |
| SUP JV | 68 |
| SUP PAT | 4,421 |
| SUP SC | 8,426 |
| SUP TOT | 29,567 |
| SWINE | 405 |
| SWINE KS | 350 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 257 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 2,629 |
| TURKEY | 25 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 26 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
| WORKING OX | 90 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON045008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111007— 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 1891 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). "Kennebec, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kennebec-on045008-1891/.