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 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 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 5,376 total population, 2,725 females, 2,651 males, 1,538 married persons, 943 families, 770 married females, 768 married males, 242 widowed persons, 180 widowed females, 62 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 3,596 single persons under 18, 1,821 single males under 18, 1,775 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,661 persons who are not French Canadian, 715 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 909 occupied houses, 905 houses, 838 houses built of wood, 483 houses of 2 stories, 414 houses of 1 story, 309 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 186 houses of 4 rooms, 113 houses of 3 rooms, 109 houses of 2 rooms, 104 houses of 5 rooms, 64 uninhabited houses, 62 houses built of brick, 52 houses of 1 room, 28 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 houses of 3 stories, 7 houses under construction, 5 houses built of stone, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 4 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 136,181 bushels of oats, 85,886 pounds of homemade butter, 74,287 acres of land in farms, 53,860 bushels of potatoes, 43,328 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 38,483 acres of improved land in farms, 35,804 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 25,495 acres of farmland under crops, 24,842 chickens, 19,981 bushels of spring wheat, 12,674 acres of farmland in pasture, 11,855 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 9,823 bushels of peas, 8,903 tons of hay, 8,367 bushels of buckwheat, 8,243 acres of hay crops, 7,826 acres of oats, 5,656 bushels of barley, 4,853 milk cows, 4,148 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,921 sheep, 2,469 bushels of corn, 2,327 other cattle, 2,089 acres of wheat, 1,788 horses aged over 3 years, 1,767 swine, 1,555 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,510 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,147 bushels of turnips, 1,083 cattle killed or sold, 796 horses aged 3 years and under, 784 geese, 773 occupants of farms, 697 farm occupants who own their land, 596 acres of potatoes, Capacity of silos (tons): 480, 442 ducks, 397 acres of barley, 347 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 314 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 235 turkeys, 215 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 208 bushels of beans, 188 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 110 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 105 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 92 bushels of rye, 74 farm occupants who rent their land, 38 other fowl, 23 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 acres of turnips, 2 employees on farms, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON065003— 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 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/.