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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,593 total population, 1,307 females, 1,286 males, 901 married persons, 519 families, 455 married females, 446 married males, 118 widowed persons, 83 widowed females, 35 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,574 single persons under 18, 805 single males under 18, 769 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 517 inhabited houses, 517 occupied houses, 26 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 103,109 bushels of oats, 53,383 bushels of potatoes, 18,419 bushels of rye, 12,350 bushels of other root crops, 11,518 bushels of peas and beans, 11,024 bushels of corn, 7,082 bushels of buckwheat, 5,701 bushels of winter wheat, 5,650 acres of hay crops, 5,450 tons of hay, 5,004 bushels of barley, 3,485 bushels of spring wheat, 3,159 bushels of turnips, 1,479 acres of wheat, 572 acres of potatoes, 230 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,593 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.