Draper, Ryde, Oakley, Ontario (1871 census)
Draper, Ryde, Oakley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 521. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.969°N, 79.137°W.
Population
In 1871, Draper, Ryde, Oakley had a population of 521: 276 male and 245 female residents. Population density was 2.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 521 |
| 1881 | 1,794 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Draper, Ryde, Oakley shared boundaries with:
- Carden, Dalton
- Laxton, Digby, Longford
- Lutterworth, Anson, Hindon
- Macaulay
- McLean, Brunel, Kidout, Franklin
- Monck
- Morrison
- Muskoka
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 106 |
| Number of females | 245 |
| Number of males | 276 |
| Number of married females | 90 |
| Number of married males | 94 |
| Number of married persons | 184 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| Total population | 521 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 148 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 174 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 322 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 106 |
| Number of occupied houses | 106 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 90 |
| BWT BU | 2 |
| CRN BU | 17 |
| HAY AC | 536 |
| HAY TONS | 533 |
| OAT BU | 5,275 |
| PEA BU | 483 |
| POT AC | 127 |
| POT BU | 10,375 |
| RYE BU | 402 |
| Total area (acres) | 152,440 |
| WHT SP BU | 84 |
| WHT WTR BU | 34 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 10 |
| AREA | 152,440 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 7 |
| CD | 85 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 106 |
| FEMALE | 245 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 106 |
| INHABITED | 106 |
| MALE | 276 |
| MARRIED F | 90 |
| MARRIED M | 94 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 184 |
| POPULATION | 521 |
| ROOT BU | 74 |
| SINGLE F | 148 |
| SINGLE M | 174 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 322 |
| TUR BU | 7,132 |
| UNINHABITED | 10 |
| WIDOWED F | 7 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON085008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131008_1871— 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 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). "Draper, Ryde, Oakley, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/draper-ryde-oakley-on085008-1871/.