Kenyon, Ontario (1911 census)
Kenyon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,330. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.306°N, 74.763°W.
Population
In 1911, Kenyon had a population of 4,330: 2,163 male and 2,167 female residents. Population density was 32.4 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Kenyon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 85,516 area in acres, 4,330 total population, 2,167 females in the population, 2,163 males in the population, 1,446 single (never-married) males, 1,342 single (never-married) females, 850 families, 663 married males, 651 married females, 171 widowed females, 133.62 area in square miles, 51 widowed males, 32.41 population per square mile, 3 females with marital status not given, 1 divorced males, 1 legally separated males, 1 males with marital status not given. 4,700 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 2,747 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1,346 persons of French origin, 145 persons of British origin (Irish), 77 persons of British origin (English), 12 persons of German origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,476 Roman Catholics, 1,665 Presbyterians, 72 Baptists, 56 Congregationalists, 28 Methodists, 16 Anglicans (Church of England), 16 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 827 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON070002— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kenyon-on070002-1911/.