Kennebec, Ontario (1881 census)
Kennebec was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,149. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.717°N, 76.981°W.
Population
In 1881, Kennebec had a population of 1,149: 607 male and 542 female residents. Population density was 9.3 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Kennebec shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 191 |
| Number of families | 191 |
| Number of females | 542 |
| Number of males | 607 |
| Number of married females | 189 |
| Number of married males | 187 |
| Number of married persons | 376 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP TOT | 1,149 |
| Total population | 1,149 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 335 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 409 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 744 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 184 |
| Number of occupied houses | 184 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,169 |
| Acres of potatoes | 143 |
| Acres of wheat | 60 |
| BAR BU | 1,138 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,138 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,539 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 111 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 8,929 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,843 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 757 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,269 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,261 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 5,152 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 331 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,065 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| BWT BU | 1,539 |
| CRN BU | 8,929 |
| HAY AC | 1,169 |
| HAY TONS | 1,123 |
| OAT BU | 3,843 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,269 |
| POT AC | 143 |
| POT BU | 9,261 |
| RYE BU | 5,152 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,123 |
| WHT AC | 60 |
| WHT SP BU | 331 |
| WHT WTR BU | 30 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 335 |
| C UNMD M | 409 |
| C UNMD TOT | 744 |
| D OCC | 184 |
| FEMALE | 542 |
| GRA BU | 111 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 184 |
| H UNINH | 16 |
| MALE | 607 |
| MD F | 189 |
| MD M | 187 |
| MD TOT | 376 |
| NUMBER CD | 118 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 757 |
| TUR BU | 5,065 |
| WID F | 18 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118013— 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 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). "Kennebec, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kennebec-on118013-1881/.