Oakley, Ontario (1911 census)
Oakley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 325. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.839°N, 79.318°W.
Population
In 1911, Oakley had a population of 325: 459 male and 450 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Oakley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 459 males in the population, 450 females in the population, 325 total population, 281 single (never-married) males, 276 single (never-married) females, 177 families, 159 married males, 156 married females, 18 widowed males, 17 widowed females, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 males with marital status not given. 927 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 138 persons of British origin (English), 89 persons of British origin (Irish), 81 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 14 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 158 Presbyterians, 85 Anglicans (Church of England), 45 Methodists, 12 Roman Catholics, 9 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 8 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 7 Baptists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 177 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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 1911, 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:
ON098013— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oakley-on098013-1911/.