Draper, Ryde, Oakley, Ontario (1881 census)
Draper, Ryde, Oakley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,794. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.969°N, 79.137°W.
Population
In 1881, Draper, Ryde, Oakley had a population of 1,794: 981 male and 813 female residents. Population density was 8.4 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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ryde, 1891 (30.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Oakley, 1891 (36.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Draper, 1891 (33.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Draper, Ryde, Oakley shared boundaries with:
- Anson & Hindon
- Dalton
- Laxton, Digby, Longford
- Macauly, Bracebridge, Village
- Mclean, Ridout
- Monck
- Morrison
- Muskoka
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 336 |
| Number of families | 336 |
| Number of females | 813 |
| Number of males | 981 |
| Number of married females | 282 |
| Number of married males | 288 |
| Number of married persons | 570 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| POP TOT | 1,794 |
| Total population | 1,794 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 501 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 664 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,165 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 331 |
| Number of occupied houses | 335 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,674 |
| Acres of potatoes | 293 |
| Acres of wheat | 75 |
| BAR BU | 152 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 152 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 485 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 585 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,705 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,149 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,629 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,807 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,186 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 474 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 32,208 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 423 |
| BWT BU | 485 |
| CRN BU | 585 |
| HAY AC | 2,674 |
| HAY TONS | 2,559 |
| OAT BU | 18,705 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,629 |
| POT AC | 293 |
| POT BU | 32,807 |
| RYE BU | 1,186 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,559 |
| WHT AC | 75 |
| WHT SP BU | 474 |
| WHT WTR BU | 423 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 501 |
| C UNMD M | 664 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,165 |
| D OCC | 335 |
| FEMALE | 813 |
| GRA BU | 65 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 331 |
| H UNINH | 18 |
| MALE | 981 |
| MD F | 282 |
| MD M | 288 |
| MD TOT | 570 |
| NUMBER CD | 131 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,149 |
| SHAN | 4 |
| TUR BU | 32,208 |
| WID F | 30 |
| WID M | 29 |
| WID TOT | 59 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131008— 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 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). "Draper, Ryde, Oakley, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/draper-ryde-oakley-on131008-1881/.