Keppel, Ontario (1881 census)
Keppel was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,449. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261903. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.692°N, 81.028°W.
Population
In 1881, Keppel had a population of 3,449: 1,763 male and 1,686 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,174 |
| 1881 | 3,449 |
| 1891 | 3,774 |
| 1901 | 4,160 |
| 1911 | 2,730 |
| 1921 | 2,401 |
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, Keppel 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 3,449 total population, 1,763 males, 1,686 females, 1,005 married persons, 590 families, 505 married females, 500 married males, 81 widowed persons, 43 widowed females, 38 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,363 single persons under 18, 1,225 single males under 18, 1,138 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 587 inhabited houses, 587 occupied houses, 25 uninhabited houses, 16 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 66,630 bushels of turnips, 53,191 bushels of oats, 40,362 bushels of peas and beans, 39,988 bushels of winter wheat, 37,761 bushels of potatoes, 18,876 bushels of spring wheat, 7,188 bushels of barley, 6,223 tons of hay, 5,802 acres of hay crops, 4,531 acres of wheat, 4,347 bushels of other root crops, 1,176 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,031 bushels of rye, 667 bushels of corn, 338 acres of potatoes, 150 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George Everitt Green | 1880–1895 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,449 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:
ON156006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114009_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261903
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). "Keppel, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/keppel-on156006-1881/.