Kitley, Ontario (1891 census)
Kitley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,336. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.765°N, 75.977°W.
Population
In 1891, Kitley had a population of 2,336: 1,160 male and 1,176 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Kitley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,336 total population, 1,176 females, 1,160 males, 838 married persons, 518 families, 420 married males, 418 married females, 132 widowed persons, 94 widowed females, 38 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,366 single persons under 18, 702 single males under 18, 664 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,334 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 514 houses, 514 occupied houses, 495 houses of 1 story, 421 houses built of wood, 256 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 63 houses of 4 rooms, 60 houses of 3 rooms, 51 houses of 2 rooms, 51 houses of 5 rooms, 47 houses built of stone, 46 houses built of brick, 26 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 19 houses of 2 stories, 17 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 99,177 pounds of homemade butter, 87,335 bushels of oats, 50,017 acres of land in farms, 44,674 bushels of potatoes, 36,790 acres of improved land in farms, 24,837 bushels of corn, 21,065 acres of farmland under crops, 15,443 acres of farmland in pasture, 15,018 chickens, 13,447 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 13,227 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,620 bushels of buckwheat, 9,327 tons of hay, 8,186 bushels of turnips, 7,747 acres of hay crops, 7,527 bushels of peas, 6,056 bushels of barley, 5,660 acres of oats, 5,266 bushels of spring wheat, 3,200 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,139 sheep, 2,772 milk cows, 2,290 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2,004 other cattle, 1,931 bushels of winter wheat, 1,615 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,130 swine, 1,104 horses aged over 3 years, 977 acres of wheat, 795 geese, 661 cattle killed or sold, 503 acres of potatoes, 496 turkeys, 479 occupants of farms, 398 farm occupants who own their land, 397 bushels of rye, 381 horses aged 3 years and under, 347 acres of barley, 282 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 254 bushels of beans, 209 ducks, 188 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 148 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 137 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 96 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 81 farm occupants who rent their land, 54 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 44 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 31 acres of turnips, 11 other fowl, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON050007— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kitley-on050007-1891/.