Oakley, Ontario (1891 census)
Oakley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 385. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.025°N, 79.048°W.
Population
In 1891, Oakley had a population of 385: 222 male and 163 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Draper, Ryde, Oakley, 1881 (36.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Oakley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 385 total population, 222 males, 163 females, 134 married persons, 85 families, 67 married females, 67 married males, 10 widowed persons, 6 widowed females, 4.50 average size of families, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 241 single persons under 18, 151 single males under 18, 90 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 373 persons who are not French Canadian, 12 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 79 houses, 79 houses built of wood, 79 houses of 1 story, 79 occupied houses, 19 houses of 2 rooms, 18 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses of 4 rooms, 11 houses of 1 room, 11 houses of 5 rooms, 6 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 15,443 acres of land in farms, 13,744 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,560 pounds of homemade butter, 6,154 bushels of potatoes, 5,240 bushels of oats, 4,490 bushels of turnips, 1,699 acres of improved land in farms, 1,600 acres of farmland under crops, 1,198 bushels of peas, 858 chickens, 827 acres of hay crops, 752 tons of hay, 352 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 282 acres of oats, 200 other cattle, 150 milk cows, 100 sheep, 92 acres of farmland in pasture, 80 occupants of farms, 78 farm occupants who own their land, 70 acres of potatoes, 58 horses aged over 3 years, 46 swine, 46 swine slaughtered or sold, 43 bushels of spring wheat, 40 bushels of rye, 34 cattle killed or sold, 31 bushels of buckwheat, 31 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 30 bushels of barley, 29 acres of turnips, 27 geese, 26 oxen, 25 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 23 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 21 horses aged 3 years and under, 19 turkeys, 17 sheep slaughtered or sold, 14 ducks, 10 bushels of corn, 8 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 7 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 4 acres of wheat, 3 acres of barley, 3 bushels of beans, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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 1891, 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:
ON101010— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oakley-on101010-1891/.