Kensington, Quebec (1921 census)
Kensington was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 732. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.371°N, 75.831°W.
Population
In 1921, Kensington had a population of 732: 390 male and 342 female residents. Population density was 7.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 211 |
| 1871 | 835 |
| 1881 | 229 |
| 1891 | 281 |
| 1901 | 531 |
| 1911 | 562 |
| 1921 | 732 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Kensington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 342 |
| POP M | 390 |
| POP TOT | 732 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 37 |
| BRIT BORN F | 2 |
| BRIT BORN M | 2 |
| BRIT ENG | 10 |
| BRIT IRISH | 93 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 6 |
| CAN BORN F | 335 |
| CAN BORN M | 384 |
| EUR FRENCH | 612 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 11 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 4 |
| LUTHERANS | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 13 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 679 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC057013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057013— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/kensington-qc057013-1921/.