Kensington, Quebec (1871 census)
Kensington was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 835. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28230477. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.524°N, 75.928°W.
Population
In 1871, Kensington had a population of 835: 458 male and 377 female residents.
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 contained Aumond, 1861 (17.9% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Kensington, 1861 (20.9% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Egan, 1861 (24.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Aumond, 1881 (17.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Kensington, 1881 (20.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Kensington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 835 total population, 458 males, 377 females, 225 married persons, 127 families, 116 married males, 109 married females, 8 widowed persons, 4 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 602 single persons under 18, 338 single males under 18, 264 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 121 occupied houses, 120 inhabited houses, 8 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 63,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC093016— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/kensington-qc093016-1871/.