Kensington, Quebec (1881 census)
Kensington was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 229. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28230477. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.371°N, 75.831°W.
Population
In 1881, Kensington had a population of 229: 126 male and 103 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 was contained in Kensington, 1871 (20.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Kensington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 229 total population, 126 males, 103 females, 64 married persons, 32 families, 32 married females, 32 married males, 11 widowed persons, 8 widowed males, 3 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 154 single persons under 18, 86 single males under 18, 68 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 31 inhabited houses, 31 occupied houses, 10 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 11,590 bushels of oats, 5,522 bushels of potatoes, 991 bushels of peas and beans, 730 bushels of turnips, 488 bushels of spring wheat, 476 bushels of buckwheat, 464 acres of hay crops, 439 bushels of other root crops, 425 tons of hay, 85 bushels of barley, 62 acres of wheat, 39 acres of potatoes, 35 bushels of rye, 14 bushels of corn, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 229 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:
QC097043— 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 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). "Kensington, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/kensington-qc097043-1881/.