Kenyon, Ontario (1871 census)
Kenyon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,951. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.306°N, 74.763°W.
Population
In 1871, Kenyon had a population of 4,951: 2,485 male and 2,466 female residents. Population density was 36.8 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Kenyon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 745 |
| Number of females | 2,466 |
| Number of males | 2,485 |
| Number of married females | 632 |
| Number of married males | 634 |
| Number of married persons | 1,266 |
| Number of widowed females | 129 |
| Number of widowed males | 47 |
| Number of widowed persons | 176 |
| Total population | 4,951 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,705 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,804 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3 509 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 743 |
| Number of occupied houses | 743 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,085 |
| BWT BU | 1,537 |
| CRN BU | 1,813 |
| HAY AC | 6,230 |
| HAY TONS | 5,408 |
| OAT BU | 99,485 |
| PEA BU | 10,308 |
| POT AC | 764 |
| POT BU | 87,027 |
| RYE BU | 14 |
| Total area (acres) | 80,428 |
| WHT SP BU | 19,640 |
| WHT WTR BU | 669 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,096 |
| AREA | 80,428 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 33 |
| CD | 74 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 745 |
| FEMALE | 2,466 |
| GRA BU | 348 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 743 |
| INHABITED | 743 |
| MALE | 2,485 |
| MARRIED F | 632 |
| MARRIED M | 634 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,266 |
| POPULATION | 4,951 |
| ROOT BU | 194 |
| SINGLE F | 1,705 |
| SINGLE M | 1,804 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3 509 |
| TUR BU | 37 |
| UNINHABITED | 33 |
| WIDOWED F | 129 |
| WIDOWED M | 47 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 176 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074003— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kenyon-on074003-1871/.