Kenyon, Ontario (1891 census)
Kenyon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 5,376. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.306°N, 74.763°W.
Population
In 1891, Kenyon had a population of 5,376: 2,651 male and 2,725 female residents. Population density was 39.9 people per square mile.
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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Maxville, VL, 1901 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Kenyon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 943 |
| Number of families | 943 |
| Number of females | 2,725 |
| Number of males | 2,651 |
| Number of married females | 770 |
| Number of married males | 768 |
| Number of married persons | 1,538 |
| Number of widowed females | 180 |
| Number of widowed males | 62 |
| Number of widowed persons | 242 |
| POP F | 2,725 |
| POP M | 2,651 |
| POP TOT | 5,376 |
| Total population | 5,376 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,775 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,821 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,596 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 715 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,661 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 905 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 62 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 838 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 52 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 414 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 109 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 483 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 113 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 186 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 104 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 309 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 909 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 64 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 397 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 314 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 12,674 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 35,804 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 25,495 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,243 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 38,483 |
| Acres of land in farms | 74,287 |
| Acres of oats | 7,826 |
| Acres of potatoes | 596 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,089 |
| BAR AC | 397 |
| BAR BU | 5,656 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,656 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 208 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,367 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 215 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,469 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 136,181 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 9,823 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 53,860 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 92 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 19,981 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,147 |
| BWT BU | 8,367 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 480 |
| CRN BU | 2,469 |
| HAY AC | 8,243 |
| HAY TONS | 8,903 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,083 |
| Number of chickens | 24,842 |
| Number of ducks | 442 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 697 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 74 |
| Number of geese | 784 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 796 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,788 |
| Number of milk cows | 4,853 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 773 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,327 |
| Number of other fowl | 38 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 188 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 105 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 347 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 110 |
| Number of sheep | 3,921 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,555 |
| Number of swine | 1,767 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,510 |
| Number of turkeys | 235 |
| OAT AC | 7,826 |
| OAT BU | 136,181 |
| PEA BU | 9,823 |
| POT AC | 596 |
| POT BU | 53,860 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 43,328 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 11,855 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,148 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 85,886 |
| RYE BU | 92 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,903 |
| WHT AC | 2,089 |
| WHT SP BU | 19,981 |
Other recorded variables (72 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 188 |
| A 11 50 | 105 |
| A 201 PL | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 347 |
| BEN BU | 208 |
| BUTTER LB | 85,886 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,083 |
| CHEESE LB | 43,328 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,775 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,821 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,596 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 11,855 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 796 |
| DUCKS | 442 |
| FAMILIES | 943 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,148 |
| FRN CA | 715 |
| GEESE | 784 |
| GRA BU | 215 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 24,842 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,788 |
| HOUSES | 905 |
| HOUSES B | 62 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 104 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 186 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 414 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 309 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 113 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 109 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 483 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 64 |
| HOUSES W | 838 |
| INF 11 A | 110 |
| MD FEM | 770 |
| MD MALE | 768 |
| MD TOT | 1,538 |
| MILK COWS | 4,853 |
| NAME CD | Glengarry |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 74 |
| OC P | 697 |
| OC TOT | 773 |
| OTHER FOWL | 38 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,327 |
| OTHERS | 4,661 |
| SHEEP | 3,921 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,555 |
| SILOS | 480 |
| SUP AM | 38,483 |
| SUP FOR | 35,804 |
| SUP JV | 314 |
| SUP PAT | 12,674 |
| SUP SC | 25,495 |
| SUP TOT | 74,287 |
| SWINE | 1,767 |
| SWINE KS | 1,510 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 909 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 1,147 |
| TURKEY | 235 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 180 |
| WID MALE | 62 |
| WID TOT | 242 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON065003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON112002— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kenyon-on065003-1891/.