Kenyon, Ontario (1851 census)
Kenyon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,842. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.306°N, 74.763°W.
Population
In 1851, Kenyon had a population of 3,842: 1,953 male and 1,889 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,842 |
| 1861 | 4,857 |
| 1871 | 4,951 |
| 1881 | 5,491 |
| 1891 | 5,376 |
| 1901 | 4,700 |
| 1911 | 4,330 |
| 1921 | 4,035 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Kenyon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,842 total population, 1,953 males, 1,889 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,863, Female members of the family who are present: 1,774, 1,415 single males, 1,304 single females, 567 families, 513 married females, 508 married males, Male members of the family who are present: 216, 201 males attending school, 151 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 115, Males present who are not members of the family: 90, Female members of the family who are absent: 72, 72 widowed females, 47 female births, 38 male births, 30 widowed males, 2 blind males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 303 males aged 5 to 10, 302 females aged 5 to 10, 280 single males aged 10 to 15, 251 single females aged 10 to 15, 244 single males aged 20 to 30, 242 single males aged 15 to 20, 238 single females aged 15 to 20, 182 single females aged 20 to 30, 152 married females aged 20 to 30, 148 married females aged 30 to 40, 145 married males aged 30 to 40, 113 married males aged 40 to 50, 103 married females aged 40 to 50, 89 married males aged 50 to 60, 81 married males aged 20 to 30, 71 females aged 1 to 2, 70 females under age 1, 67 males aged 3 to 4, 66 males aged 1 to 2, 64 married females aged 50 to 60, 59 females age 3 to 4, 59 males aged 2 to 3, 59 married males aged 60 to 70, 50 females aged 2 to 3, 50 males aged 4 to 5, 45 males under age 1, 39 females aged 4 to 5, 38 single males aged 30 to 40, 22 married females aged 60 to 70, 22 single females aged 30 to 40, 17 married females aged 15 to 20, 16 married males aged 70 to 80, 16 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 15 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 12 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 11 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 9 single females aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 single females aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 90 to 100, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,807 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 832 persons originating in Scotland, 132 French Canadians, 44 persons originating in Ireland, 14 persons originating in the United States, 9 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 3 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in France. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 67,297 acres of land in farms, 54,809 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 46,944 bushels of oats, 40,450 pounds of homemade butter, 21,898 bushels of wheat, 21,889 bushels of potatoes, 15,984 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 12,488 acres of farmland under cultivation, 11,959 pounds of wool produced on farms, 9,219 bushels of peas, 8,787 acres of farmland under crops, 6,586 pounds of maple sugar, 5,480 sheep, 3,664 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,543 tons of hay, 2,919 swine, 2,220 acres of oats, 1,748 acres of wheat, 1,568 milk cows, 1,527 calves and heifers, 1,345 horses, 1,295 bushels of buckwheat, 1,106 pounds of flax or hemp, 993 barrels of pork, 920 acres of peas, 918 bushels of corn, 564 bushels of barley, 502 occupants of farms, 350 barrels of beef, 342 acres of potatoes, 298 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 264 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 213 bushels of turnips, 172 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 143 bulls, oxen, or steers, 86 acres of buckwheat, 46 acres of corn, 37 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 34 bushels of carrots, 33 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 32 acres of barley, 20 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 bushels of rye, 4 acres of turnips, 4 pounds of hops, 2 acres of rye, 2 bushels of beans. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 5,185 yards of flannel, 4,544 yards of fulled cloth, $525 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 345 yards of linen, 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills not reporting, 3 saw mills powered by water, 3 saw mills returning capital. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 26 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 14, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 12, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON010004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON112002_1901— 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 1851 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). "Kenyon, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kenyon-on010004-1851/.