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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 5,491 total population, 2,755 males, 2,736 females, 1,410 married persons, 852 families, 708 married females, 702 married males, 213 widowed persons, 156 widowed females, 57 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,868 single persons under 18, 1,996 single males under 18, 1,872 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 845 inhabited houses, 845 occupied houses, 36 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 195,947 bushels of oats, 62,765 bushels of potatoes, 17,897 bushels of peas and beans, 14,571 bushels of spring wheat, 6,830 tons of hay, 6,606 acres of hay crops, 4,094 bushels of buckwheat, 3,897 bushels of barley, 3,575 bushels of corn, 3,435 bushels of other root crops, 3,122 bushels of winter wheat, 2,369 acres of wheat, 2,063 bushels of turnips, 645 acres of potatoes, 259 bushels of rye, 252 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 5,494 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099003— 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 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/.