Kennebec, Ontario (1871 census)
Kennebec was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 802. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.717°N, 76.981°W.
Population
In 1871, Kennebec had a population of 802: 426 male and 376 female residents. Population density was 6.5 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Kennebec shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 129 |
| Number of females | 376 |
| Number of males | 426 |
| Number of married females | 126 |
| Number of married males | 125 |
| Number of married persons | 251 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 3 |
| Total population | 802 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 247 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 296 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 543 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 125 |
| Number of occupied houses | 127 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 64 |
| BWT BU | 378 |
| CRN BU | 1,582 |
| HAY AC | 943 |
| HAY TONS | 796 |
| OAT BU | 2,083 |
| PEA BU | 1,381 |
| POT AC | 141 |
| POT BU | 9,088 |
| RYE BU | 726 |
| Total area (acres) | 69,120 |
| WHT SP BU | 819 |
| WHT WTR BU | 130 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 81 |
| AREA | 69,120 |
| BEN BU | 74 |
| CD | 64 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 129 |
| FEMALE | 376 |
| GRA BU | 38 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 127 |
| INHABITED | 125 |
| MALE | 426 |
| MARRIED F | 126 |
| MARRIED M | 125 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 251 |
| POPULATION | 802 |
| ROOT BU | 109 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 247 |
| SINGLE M | 296 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 543 |
| TUR BU | 4,531 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 3 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON064007— 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 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). "Kennebec, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kennebec-on064007-1871/.