Kennebec, Ontario (1861 census)
Kennebec was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 429. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.717°N, 76.981°W.
Population
In 1861, Kennebec had a population of 429: 226 male and 203 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1851 (28.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Kennebec shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 122 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 429 total population, 226 males, 203 females, Male members of the family who are present: 191, Female members of the family who are present: 187, 164 single males, 143 single females, 59 married males, 58 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 35, Females present who are not members of the family: 16, 15 male births, 14 males attending school, 7 female births, 5 adult males unable to read or write, 5 females attending school, 4 adult females unable to read or write, 3 widowed males, 2 widowed females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 34 males aged 5 to 10, 32 married females aged 20 to 30, 27 single males aged 10 to 15, 26 single females aged 15 to 20, 22 married males aged 30 to 40, 21 single females aged 10 to 15, 19 females aged 5 to 10, 18 females age 3 to 4, 18 married males aged 20 to 30, 18 single males aged 20 to 30, 16 single males aged 15 to 20, 15 married females aged 30 to 40, 15 single females aged 20 to 30, 14 males aged 1 to 2, 12 males aged 4 to 5, 10 females aged 2 to 3, 9 females aged 1 to 2, 8 married males aged 40 to 50, 7 males aged 3 to 4, 6 married males aged 50 to 60, 5 males aged 2 to 3, 5 males of unknown age, 5 married females aged 40 to 50, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 4 females aged 4 to 5, 4 married males aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 females of unknown age, 1 married females aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single females aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 406 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 12 persons originating in the United States, 4 persons originating in Ireland, 2 French Canadians, 2 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes 10,240 pounds of homemade butter, $6,984 value farms (dollars), 6,938 acres of land in farms, 6,370 pounds of maple sugar, 5,792 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,965 bushels of potatoes, $4,649 value all livestock, 2,298 bushels of spring wheat, 1,146 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,080 bushels of turnips, 948 bushels of oats, 925 acres of farmland under crops, 617 bushels of corn, $578 value farm implements in dollars, $440 value horses aged over 3 years, 394 pounds of wool produced on farms, 279 bushels of peas, 250 bushels of rye, 221 acres of farmland in pasture, 178 tons of hay, 165 acres of spring wheat, 152 sheep, 95 bushels of buckwheat, 87 milk cows, 66 swine, 64 acres of potatoes, 61 occupants of farms, 53 acres of oats, 51 calves and heifers, 49 bulls, oxen, or steers, 43 barrels of pork, 34 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 25 acres of peas, 22 acres of rye, 22 bushels of carrots, 20 acres of corn, 16 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 11 acres of turnips, 10 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 7 horses aged over 3 years, 5 acres of buckwheat, 3 barrels of beef, 2 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 362 yards of flannel, 20 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1, 1 total number of deaths. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON072004— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kennebec-on072004-1861/.