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 density was 25.4 people per square mile.
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 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 518 |
| Number of families | 518 |
| Number of females | 1,176 |
| Number of males | 1,160 |
| Number of married females | 418 |
| Number of married males | 420 |
| Number of married persons | 838 |
| Number of widowed females | 94 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 132 |
| POP F | 1,176 |
| POP M | 1,160 |
| POP TOT | 2,336 |
| Total population | 2,336 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 664 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 702 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,366 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,334 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 514 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 46 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 47 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 421 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 495 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 256 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 514 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 347 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 282 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 15,443 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,227 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 21,065 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,747 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 36,790 |
| Acres of land in farms | 50,017 |
| Acres of oats | 5,660 |
| Acres of potatoes | 503 |
| Acres of turnips | 31 |
| Acres of wheat | 977 |
| BAR AC | 347 |
| BAR BU | 6,056 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,056 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 254 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10,620 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 188 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 24,837 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 87,335 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 7,527 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 44,674 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 397 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,266 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,186 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,931 |
| BWT BU | 10,620 |
| CRN BU | 24,837 |
| HAY AC | 7,747 |
| HAY TONS | 9,327 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 661 |
| Number of chickens | 15,018 |
| Number of ducks | 209 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 398 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 81 |
| Number of geese | 795 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 381 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,104 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,772 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 479 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,004 |
| Number of other fowl | 11 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 137 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 148 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 96 |
| Number of sheep | 3,139 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,290 |
| Number of swine | 1,130 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,615 |
| Number of turkeys | 496 |
| OAT AC | 5,660 |
| OAT BU | 87,335 |
| PEA BU | 7,527 |
| POT AC | 503 |
| POT BU | 44,674 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,200 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 13,447 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 99,177 |
| RYE BU | 397 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,327 |
| WHT AC | 977 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,931 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,266 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 137 |
| A 11 50 | 54 |
| A 201 PL | 44 |
| A 51 100 | 148 |
| BEN BU | 254 |
| BUTTER LB | 99,177 |
| CATTLE KS | 661 |
| CHEESE LB | 3,200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 664 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 702 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,366 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 13,447 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 381 |
| DUCKS | 209 |
| FAMILIES | 518 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 795 |
| GRA BU | 188 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 15,018 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,104 |
| HOUSES | 514 |
| HOUSES B | 46 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 51 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 63 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 495 |
| HOUSES S | 47 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 256 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 60 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 51 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 19 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 421 |
| INF 11 A | 96 |
| MD FEM | 418 |
| MD MALE | 420 |
| MD TOT | 838 |
| MILK COWS | 2,772 |
| NAME CD | Brockville |
| OC F | 81 |
| OC P | 398 |
| OC TOT | 479 |
| OTHER FOWL | 11 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,004 |
| OTHERS | 2,334 |
| SHEEP | 3,139 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,290 |
| SUP AM | 36,790 |
| SUP FOR | 13,227 |
| SUP JV | 282 |
| SUP PAT | 15,443 |
| SUP SC | 21,065 |
| SUP TOT | 50,017 |
| SWINE | 1,130 |
| SWINE KS | 1,615 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 514 |
| TUR AC | 31 |
| TUR BU | 8,186 |
| TURKEY | 496 |
| WID FEM | 94 |
| WID MALE | 38 |
| WID TOT | 132 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
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/.