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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,149 total population, 607 males, 542 females, 376 married persons, 191 families, 189 married females, 187 married males, 29 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 744 single persons under 18, 409 single males under 18, 335 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 184 inhabited houses, 184 occupied houses, 16 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 9,261 bushels of potatoes, 8,929 bushels of corn, 5,152 bushels of rye, 5,065 bushels of turnips, 3,843 bushels of oats, 1,539 bushels of buckwheat, 1,269 bushels of peas and beans, 1,169 acres of hay crops, 1,138 bushels of barley, 1,123 tons of hay, 757 bushels of other root crops, 331 bushels of spring wheat, 143 acres of potatoes, 111 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 60 acres of wheat, 30 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,149 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118013— 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 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/.