Kitley, Ontario (1861 census)
Kitley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,448. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.765°N, 75.977°W.
Population
In 1861, Kitley had a population of 3,448: 1,752 male and 1,696 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Kitley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,448 total population, 1,752 males, 1,696 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,642, Female members of the family who are present: 1,597, 1,201 single males, 1,130 single females, 530 married males, 515 married females, 355 males attending school, 276 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 110, Females present who are not members of the family: 99, 59 female births, 58 male births, 51 adult males unable to read or write, 51 widowed females, 48 adult females unable to read or write, 21 widowed males, 3 deaf and dumb males, 3 lunatic males, 2 blind females, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 persons at sea, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 256 single females aged 10 to 15, 248 single males aged 10 to 15, 236 single females aged 15 to 20, 223 single males aged 15 to 20, 209 single males aged 20 to 30, 197 males aged 5 to 10, 171 females aged 5 to 10, 169 single females aged 20 to 30, 138 married females aged 20 to 30, 137 married females aged 30 to 40, 124 married males aged 40 to 50, 120 married females aged 40 to 50, 118 married males aged 30 to 40, 104 married males aged 50 to 60, 87 married males aged 20 to 30, 79 married females aged 50 to 60, 72 married males aged 60 to 70, 56 males aged 4 to 5, 55 females aged 4 to 5, 54 males aged 1 to 2, 53 males aged 2 to 3, 51 females age 3 to 4, 49 females aged 1 to 2, 45 females aged 2 to 3, 42 males aged 3 to 4, 28 married females aged 60 to 70, 26 single females aged 30 to 40, 22 single males aged 30 to 40, 19 married males aged 70 to 80, 17 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 single males aged 50 to 60, 14 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 married females aged 70 to 80, 9 single females aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,515 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 719 persons originating in Ireland, 77 persons originating in the United States, 71 persons originating in Scotland, 55 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 1 persons originating in Switzerland, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $662,002 value farms (dollars), 145,124 pounds of homemade butter, $141,433 value all livestock, 72,977 bushels of oats, 62,150 bushels of potatoes, 61,042 bushels of spring wheat, $56,033 value horses aged over 3 years, 44,925 acres of land in farms, 31,433 pounds of maple sugar, $29,247 value farm implements in dollars, 24,705 acres of farmland under cultivation, 20,229 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 18,011 pounds of wool produced on farms, 16,243 bushels of peas, 13,316 acres of farmland under crops, 11,349 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,775 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 5,006 sheep, 4,944 bushels of turnips, 4,532 bushels of buckwheat, 4,501 bushels of corn, 4,252 acres of spring wheat, 3,880 bushels of carrots, 3,210 pounds of hops, 3,052 acres of oats, 3,004 tons of hay, 2,434 calves and heifers, 2,176 milk cows, 1,944 bushels of winter wheat, 1,548 swine, 1,288 bushels of rye, 1,154 barrels of pork, 1,063 horses aged over 3 years, 975 acres of peas, $858 value garden and orchard crops, 576 acres of potatoes, 431 occupants of farms, 422 horses aged 3 years and under, 262 acres of buckwheat, 257 barrels of beef, 230 bushels of barley, 206 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 160 acres of winter wheat, 150 acres of corn, 142 bulls, oxen, or steers, 125 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 124 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 110 acres of rye, 100 bushels of beans, 95 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 90 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 51 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 40 acres of farmland in gardens, 29 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 20 acres of turnips, 11 acres of barley, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 10,849 yards of flannel, $10,085 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,287 yards of fulled cloth, 220 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 33 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 17, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among females over 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON083009— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kitley-on083009-1861/.