Kenyon, Ontario (1881 census)
Kenyon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,491. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.306°N, 74.763°W.
Population
In 1881, Kenyon had a population of 5,491: 2,755 male and 2,736 female residents. Population density was 40.8 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Kenyon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 852 |
| Number of families | 852 |
| Number of females | 2,736 |
| Number of males | 2,755 |
| Number of married females | 708 |
| Number of married males | 702 |
| Number of married persons | 1,410 |
| Number of widowed females | 156 |
| Number of widowed males | 57 |
| Number of widowed persons | 213 |
| POP TOT | 5,491 |
| Total population | 5,491 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,872 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,996 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,868 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 845 |
| Number of occupied houses | 845 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 36 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,606 |
| Acres of potatoes | 645 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,369 |
| BAR BU | 3,897 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,897 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,094 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 252 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,575 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 195,947 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,435 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 17,897 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 62,765 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 259 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 14,571 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,063 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,122 |
| BWT BU | 4,094 |
| CRN BU | 3,575 |
| HAY AC | 6,606 |
| HAY TONS | 6,830 |
| OAT BU | 195,947 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 17,897 |
| POT AC | 645 |
| POT BU | 62,765 |
| RYE BU | 259 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,830 |
| WHT AC | 2,369 |
| WHT SP BU | 14,571 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3,122 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,872 |
| C UNMD M | 1,996 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,868 |
| D OCC | 845 |
| FEMALE | 2,736 |
| GRA BU | 252 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 845 |
| H UNINH | 36 |
| MALE | 2,755 |
| MD F | 708 |
| MD M | 702 |
| MD TOT | 1,410 |
| NUMBER CD | 99 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,435 |
| TUR BU | 2,063 |
| WID F | 156 |
| WID M | 57 |
| WID TOT | 213 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099003— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kenyon-on099003-1881/.