Kitley, Ontario (1871 census)
Kitley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,870. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.765°N, 75.977°W.
Population
In 1871, Kitley had a population of 2,870: 1,458 male and 1,412 female residents. Population density was 31.2 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Kitley shared boundaries with:
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 | 558 |
| Number of females | 1,412 |
| Number of males | 1,458 |
| Number of married females | 479 |
| Number of married males | 479 |
| Number of married persons | 958 |
| Number of widowed females | 59 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 90 |
| Total population | 2,870 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 874 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 948 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,822 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 551 |
| Number of occupied houses | 551 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 6,313 |
| BWT BU | 1,255 |
| CRN BU | 3,146 |
| HAY AC | 6,624 |
| HAY TONS | 5,948 |
| OAT BU | 56,313 |
| PEA BU | 11,846 |
| POT AC | 605 |
| POT BU | 52,448 |
| RYE BU | 5,548 |
| Total area (acres) | 57,536 |
| WHT SP BU | 16,710 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,147 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,010 |
| AREA | 57,536 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 244 |
| CD | 70 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 558 |
| FEMALE | 1,412 |
| GRA BU | 194 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 551 |
| INHABITED | 551 |
| MALE | 1,458 |
| MARRIED F | 479 |
| MARRIED M | 479 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 958 |
| POPULATION | 2,870 |
| ROOT BU | 3,057 |
| SINGLE F | 874 |
| SINGLE M | 948 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,822 |
| TUR BU | 1,644 |
| UNINHABITED | 28 |
| WIDOWED F | 59 |
| WIDOWED M | 31 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 90 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON070001— 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 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). "Kitley, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kitley-on070001-1871/.