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 |
| 1921 | 732 |
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 531 |
| POP F | 250 |
| POP M | 312 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 5.70 |
| POP TOT | 562 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 19 |
| AREA ACRES | 63,078 |
| AREA SQ MI | 98.56 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 14 |
| BRIT IRISH | 131 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 6 |
| DWELLINGS | 88 |
| F MARRIED | 89 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 157 |
| F WIDOWED | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 96 |
| FRENCH | 409 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 90 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| M SINGLE | 214 |
| M WIDOWED | 4 |
| POLISH | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 33 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 509 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC205011— 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 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/.