Kenyon, Ontario (1861 census)
Kenyon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 4,857. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.306°N, 74.763°W.
Population
In 1861, Kenyon had a population of 4,857: 2,496 male and 2,361 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Kenyon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 182 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 4,857 total population, 2,496 males, Male members of the family who are present: 2,377, 2,361 females, Female members of the family who are present: 2,171, 1,865 single males, 1,703 single females, 589 married males, 552 married females, 393 males attending school, 327 females attending school, 309 adult females unable to read or write, 203 adult males unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 190, Males present who are not members of the family: 119, 106 widowed females, 84 male births, 79 female births, 42 widowed males, 6 lunatic females, 5 lunatic males, 4 deaf and dumb females, 2 persons at sea, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 372 single males aged 20 to 30, 344 males aged 5 to 10, 338 females aged 5 to 10, 287 single females aged 15 to 20, 285 single females aged 20 to 30, 278 single males aged 10 to 15, 268 single males aged 15 to 20, 236 single females aged 10 to 15, 160 married females aged 30 to 40, 152 married males aged 30 to 40, 134 married males aged 40 to 50, 120 married females aged 40 to 50, 113 married males aged 50 to 60, 107 married females aged 20 to 30, 97 single males aged 30 to 40, 95 males aged 1 to 2, 94 married males aged 60 to 70, 93 married females aged 50 to 60, 90 single females aged 30 to 40, 87 males aged 3 to 4, 83 females age 3 to 4, 82 males aged 2 to 3, 80 males aged 4 to 5, 77 females aged 1 to 2, 72 females aged 4 to 5, 71 females aged 2 to 3, 51 married males aged 20 to 30, 46 married females aged 60 to 70, 40 single males aged 40 to 50, 37 married males aged 70 to 80, 34 single females aged 40 to 50, 26 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 25 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 23 single females aged 50 to 60, 19 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 18 single males aged 50 to 60, 17 married females aged 70 to 80, 16 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 15 single females aged 60 to 70, 15 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 10 single males aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 males of unknown age, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 single females aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 married males aged 90 to 100, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 females of unknown age, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 married females aged 10 to 15, 1 single females aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 4,017 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 724 persons originating in Scotland, 54 French Canadians, 36 persons originating in Ireland, 6 persons originating in New Brunswick, 6 persons originating in the United States, 4 persons originating in England or Wales, 4 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $595,414 value farms (dollars), $138,902 value all livestock, 92,462 pounds of homemade butter, 91,478 bushels of oats, 76,261 acres of land in farms, $63,078 value horses aged over 3 years, 52,998 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $32,351 value farm implements in dollars, 28,638 bushels of potatoes, 28,519 bushels of spring wheat, 26,211 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 23,632 pounds of maple sugar, 23,263 acres of farmland under cultivation, 15,112 bushels of peas, 12,991 pounds of wool produced on farms, 12,607 acres of farmland under crops, 10,618 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,518 sheep, 4,525 tons of hay, 3,998 acres of oats, 3,687 bushels of buckwheat, 2,738 bushels of barley, 2,664 swine, 2,637 acres of spring wheat, 2,186 milk cows, 1,635 calves and heifers, 1,348 acres of peas, 1,277 horses aged over 3 years, 1,208 bushels of winter wheat, 1,164 bushels of corn, 691 horses aged 3 years and under, 661 occupants of farms, 524 pounds of flax or hemp, 428 bushels of turnips, 360 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 359 acres of potatoes, 282 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 276 barrels of beef, 247 acres of buckwheat, $225 value garden and orchard crops, 181 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 158 acres of barley, 120 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 120 bushels of beans, 120 bushels of rye, 99 acres of winter wheat, 75 bushels of carrots, 74 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 62 acres of corn, 47 bulls, oxen, or steers, 38 acres of farmland in gardens, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 19 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 15 pounds of hops, 9 acres of rye, 9 gallons of cider, 6 acres of turnips, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 bushels of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $7,776 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 5,594 yards of flannel, 5,315 yards of fulled cloth, 234 carriages for pleasure, 43 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 34 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 21, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 6, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON073002— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kenyon-on073002-1861/.