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 |
| 1921 | 732 |
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 Kensington, 1861 (20.9% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Egan, 1861 (24.6% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Aumond, 1861 (17.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Kensington, 1881 (20.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Aumond, 1881 (17.9% 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 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 127 |
| Number of females | 377 |
| Number of males | 458 |
| Number of married females | 109 |
| Number of married males | 116 |
| Number of married persons | 225 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 8 |
| Total population | 835 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 264 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 338 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 602 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 120 |
| Number of occupied houses | 121 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 317 |
| BWT BU | 221 |
| CRN BU | 104 |
| HAY AC | 1,208 |
| HAY TONS | 1,183 |
| OAT BU | 23,511 |
| PEA BU | 1,647 |
| POT AC | 134 |
| POT BU | 16,138 |
| RYE BU | 45 |
| Total area (acres) | 63,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 869 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,351 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 194 |
| AREA | 63,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 36 |
| CD | 93 |
| CSD | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 127 |
| FEMALE | 377 |
| GRA BU | 23 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 121 |
| INHABITED | 120 |
| MALE | 458 |
| MARRIED F | 109 |
| MARRIED M | 116 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 225 |
| POPULATION | 835 |
| ROOT BU | 211 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 264 |
| SINGLE M | 338 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 602 |
| TUR BU | 2,652 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 4 |
| WIDOWED M | 4 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC093016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057013— 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/.