Kitley, Ontario (1851 census)
Kitley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,525. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.765°N, 75.977°W.
Population
In 1851, Kitley had a population of 3,525: 1,775 male and 1,750 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,525 |
| 1861 | 3,448 |
| 1871 | 2,870 |
| 1881 | 2,593 |
| 1891 | 2,336 |
| 1901 | 2,089 |
| 1911 | 1,811 |
| 1921 | 1,662 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Kitley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 175 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,525 total population, 1,775 males, 1,750 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,623, Female members of the family who are present: 1,605, 1,243 single males, 1,197 single females, 540 families, 511 married males, 510 married females, 394 males attending school, 371 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 152, Females present who are not members of the family: 145, 56 female births, 51 male births, 43 widowed females, 21 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 18, Female members of the family who are absent: 16, 4 persons at sea, 2 blind females, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 290 males aged 5 to 10, 281 females aged 5 to 10, 254 single females aged 10 to 15, 237 single males aged 10 to 15, 210 single females aged 15 to 20, 179 single males aged 15 to 20, 156 married females aged 30 to 40, 155 married females aged 20 to 30, 150 married males aged 30 to 40, 140 single males aged 20 to 30, 136 married males aged 40 to 50, 93 married females aged 40 to 50, 87 married males aged 20 to 30, 86 males aged 2 to 3, 84 married males aged 50 to 60, 78 single females aged 20 to 30, 76 females aged 4 to 5, 73 females aged 1 to 2, 73 males aged 4 to 5, 69 females under age 1, 66 males under age 1, 65 females aged 2 to 3, 63 females age 3 to 4, 59 males aged 1 to 2, 58 males aged 3 to 4, 56 married females aged 50 to 60, 41 married males aged 60 to 70, 25 single males aged 30 to 40, 24 married females aged 60 to 70, 17 married females aged 15 to 20, 16 single males aged 40 to 50, 12 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 single females aged 40 to 50, 9 single males aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 married females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,301 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 962 persons originating in Ireland, 94 persons originating in the United States, 67 persons originating in Scotland, 61 persons originating in England or Wales, 24 French Canadians, 13 persons originating in New Brunswick, 6 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 121,746 pounds of homemade butter, 43,994 bushels of oats, 43,425 acres of land in farms, 37,368 bushels of potatoes, 32,781 bushels of wheat, 25,872 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,553 acres of farmland under cultivation, 17,256 pounds of maple sugar, 14,431 pounds of wool produced on farms, 10,856 acres of farmland under crops, 8,933 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 8,400 bushels of peas, 7,038 bushels of corn, 6,621 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,166 sheep, 4,284 bushels of buckwheat, 3,734 tons of hay, 3,027 acres of wheat, 2,715 bushels of turnips, 2,126 acres of oats, 2,066 swine, 1,812 calves and heifers, 1,783 milk cows, 1,596 barrels of pork, 1,141 horses, 928 bushels of rye, 924 bulls, oxen, or steers, 643 acres of peas, 570 gallons of cider, 538 acres of potatoes, 507 occupants of farms, 349 acres of buckwheat, 344 acres of corn, 299 barrels of beef, 245 bushels of barley, 220 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 197 bushels of beans, 188 bushels of carrots, 131 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 79 acres of rye, 76 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 74 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 64 pounds of hops, 60 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 54 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 24 acres of turnips, 16 acres of barley, 16 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 12 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 6 pounds of flax or hemp. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 9,369 yards of flannel, 3,518 yards of fulled cloth, $310 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 200 tanneries returning capital, 4 saw mills, 4 saw mills powered by water, 3 employees in saw mills, 3 saw mills reporting annual production, 3 saw mills returning capital, 3 tanneries, 2 tanneries not reporting, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 tanneries reporting. 1,350,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 9 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON020008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON124006— 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 1851 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). "Kitley, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kitley-on020008-1851/.