Kensington, Quebec (1891 census)
Kensington was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 281. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.371°N, 75.831°W.
Population
In 1891, Kensington had a population of 281: 156 male and 125 female residents. Population density was 2.7 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Kensington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.70 |
| FAM NO | 42 |
| Number of families | 42 |
| Number of females | 125 |
| Number of males | 156 |
| Number of married females | 45 |
| Number of married males | 47 |
| Number of married persons | 92 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| POP F | 125 |
| POP M | 156 |
| POP TOT | 281 |
| Total population | 281 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 75 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 104 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 179 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 164 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 117 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses | 35 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 35 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 35 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 42 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 11 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 456 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,944 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,442 |
| Acres of hay crops | 506 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,904 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,848 |
| Acres of oats | 431 |
| Acres of potatoes | 33 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 74 |
| BAR AC | 11 |
| BAR BU | 154 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 154 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 416 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,186 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 696 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,280 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 573 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 275 |
| BWT BU | 416 |
| CRN BU | 75 |
| HAY AC | 506 |
| HAY TONS | 431 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 29 |
| Number of chickens | 724 |
| Number of ducks | 11 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 37 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 13 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 23 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 60 |
| Number of milk cows | 114 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 39 |
| Number of other cattle | 105 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of sheep | 313 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 76 |
| Number of swine | 111 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 90 |
| Number of turkeys | 19 |
| OAT AC | 431 |
| OAT BU | 6,186 |
| PEA BU | 696 |
| POT AC | 33 |
| POT BU | 3,280 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 85 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 757 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,770 |
| RYE BU | 15 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 431 |
| WHT AC | 74 |
| WHT SP BU | 573 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 13 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,770 |
| CATTLE KS | 29 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 75 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 104 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 179 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 85 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 23 |
| DUCKS | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 42 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 757 |
| FRN CA | 164 |
| GEESE | 13 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 724 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 60 |
| HOUSES | 35 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 35 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 35 |
| MD FEM | 45 |
| MD MALE | 47 |
| MD TOT | 92 |
| MILK COWS | 114 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 37 |
| OC TOT | 39 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 105 |
| OTHERS | 117 |
| SHEEP | 313 |
| SHEEP KS | 76 |
| SUP AM | 1,904 |
| SUP FOR | 5,944 |
| SUP JV | 6 |
| SUP PAT | 456 |
| SUP SC | 1,442 |
| SUP TOT | 7,848 |
| SWINE | 111 |
| SWINE KS | 90 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 42 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 275 |
| TURKEY | 19 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 7 |
| WID FEM | 5 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 10 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176020— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/kensington-qc176020-1891/.