Kensington, Quebec (1911 census)
Kensington was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 562. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28230477. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.371°N, 75.831°W.
Population
In 1911, Kensington had a population of 562: 312 male and 250 female residents. Population density was 5.7 people per square mile.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Kensington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 63,078 area in acres, 562 total population, 312 males in the population, 250 females in the population, 214 single (never-married) males, 157 single (never-married) females, 98.56 area in square miles, 96 families, 90 married males, 89 married females, 5.70 population per square mile, 4 males with marital status not given, 4 widowed males, 3 widowed females, 1 females with marital status not given. 531 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 409 persons of French origin, 131 persons of British origin (Irish), 14 persons of British origin (English), 6 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of Polish origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 509 Roman Catholics, 33 Presbyterians, 19 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 88 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC205011— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/kensington-qc205011-1911/.