Kensington, Quebec (1861 census)
Kensington was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 211. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28230477. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.371°N, 75.831°W.
Population
In 1861, Kensington had a population of 211.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 211 |
| 1871 | 835 |
| 1881 | 229 |
| 1891 | 281 |
| 1901 | 531 |
| 1911 | 562 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1851 (0.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Kensington, 1871 (20.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Kensington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 211 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 73 French Canadians, 57 persons whose origin is unknown, 48 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 28 persons originating in Ireland, 3 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes 3,832 acres of land in farms, 3,483 bushels of oats, 3,364 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,810 bushels of potatoes, $2,168 value all livestock, $1,977 value horses aged over 3 years, 1,905 tons of hay, 680 bushels of turnips, $668 value farms (dollars), 596 bushels of spring wheat, 468 acres of farmland under cultivation, 448 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 400 acres of farmland under crops, 274 bushels of carrots, 169 acres of oats, $167 value farm implements in dollars, 140 bushels of barley, 125 bushels of winter wheat, 68 acres of farmland in pasture, 57 swine, 56 bushels of peas, 55 acres of spring wheat, 29 pounds of wool produced on farms, 26 milk cows, 24 calves and heifers, 24 occupants of farms, 23 sheep, 22 acres of potatoes, 19 barrels of pork, 16 acres of barley, 15 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 13 bushels of beans, 12 bulls, oxen, or steers, 12 horses aged over 3 years, 10 acres of winter wheat, 7 acres of turnips, 6 acres of peas, 4 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel, 2 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 barrels of beef, 1 horses aged 3 years and under. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC039024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC205011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28230477
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). "Kensington, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/kensington-qc039024-1861/.