Oakley, Ontario (1901 census)
Oakley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 348. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.025°N, 79.048°W.
Population
In 1901, Oakley had a population of 348: 196 male and 152 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 385 |
| 1901 | 348 |
| 1911 | 325 |
| 1921 | 190 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Oakley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 348 total population, 196 males, 152 females, 133 single males, 87 single females, 83 families, 59 married males, 58 married females, 7 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 74 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 48,188 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Aubrey White | 1845–1915 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON097010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129015— 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 1901 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). "Oakley, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oakley-on097010-1901/.