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 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 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,428 total population, 752 males, 676 females, 495 married persons, 267 families, 250 married females, 245 married males, 39 widowed persons, 26 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 894 single persons under 18, 494 single males under 18, 400 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,424 persons who are not French Canadian, 4 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 257 occupied houses, 256 houses, 256 houses built of wood, 231 houses of 1 story, 78 houses of 2 rooms, 52 houses of 1 room, 39 houses of 4 rooms, 37 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 32 houses of 3 rooms, 25 houses of 2 stories, 15 uninhabited houses, 11 houses of 5 rooms, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 52,854 pounds of homemade butter, 29,567 acres of land in farms, 16,652 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,149 bushels of potatoes, 12,915 acres of improved land in farms, 11,220 bushels of corn, 8,758 bushels of oats, 8,426 acres of farmland under crops, 4,421 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,323 bushels of rye, 3,050 chickens, 2,948 bushels of peas, 2,629 bushels of turnips, 2,488 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,944 tons of hay, 1,590 acres of hay crops, 1,488 bushels of buckwheat, 775 other cattle, 743 milk cows, 639 sheep, 554 acres of oats, 405 swine, 397 bushels of barley, 350 swine slaughtered or sold, 331 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, Capacity of silos (tons): 325, 318 bushels of beans, 318 sheep slaughtered or sold, 288 bushels of spring wheat, 275 cattle killed or sold, 245 horses aged over 3 years, 233 occupants of farms, 226 farm occupants who own their land, 164 acres of potatoes, 120 geese, 107 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 90 oxen, 73 bushels of winter wheat, 73 horses aged 3 years and under, 68 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 51 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 45 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 35 acres of wheat, 30 acres of barley, 29 ducks, 25 other fowl, 25 turkeys, 22 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 11 acres of turnips, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON045008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111007_1871— 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/.