Kitley, Ontario (1881 census)
Kitley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,593. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.765°N, 75.977°W.
Population
In 1881, Kitley had a population of 2,593: 1,286 male and 1,307 female residents. Population density was 28.2 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Kitley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 519 |
| Number of families | 519 |
| Number of females | 1,307 |
| Number of males | 1,286 |
| Number of married females | 455 |
| Number of married males | 446 |
| Number of married persons | 901 |
| Number of widowed females | 83 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 118 |
| POP TOT | 2,593 |
| Total population | 2,593 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 769 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 805 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,574 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 517 |
| Number of occupied houses | 517 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,650 |
| Acres of potatoes | 572 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,479 |
| BAR BU | 5,004 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,004 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,082 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 230 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 11,024 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 103,109 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 12,350 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 11,518 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 53,383 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 18,419 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,485 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,159 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5,701 |
| BWT BU | 7,082 |
| CRN BU | 11,024 |
| HAY AC | 5,650 |
| HAY TONS | 5,450 |
| OAT BU | 103,109 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 11,518 |
| POT AC | 572 |
| POT BU | 53,383 |
| RYE BU | 18,419 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,450 |
| WHT AC | 1,479 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,485 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5,701 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 769 |
| C UNMD M | 805 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,574 |
| D OCC | 517 |
| FEMALE | 1,307 |
| GRA BU | 230 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 517 |
| H UNINH | 26 |
| MALE | 1,286 |
| MD F | 455 |
| MD M | 446 |
| MD TOT | 901 |
| NUMBER CD | 107 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 12,350 |
| TUR BU | 3,159 |
| WID F | 83 |
| WID M | 35 |
| WID TOT | 118 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON107001— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kitley-on107001-1881/.