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 density was 5.0 people per square mile.
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 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 85 |
| Number of families | 85 |
| Number of females | 163 |
| Number of males | 222 |
| Number of married females | 67 |
| Number of married males | 67 |
| Number of married persons | 134 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| POP F | 163 |
| POP M | 222 |
| POP TOT | 385 |
| Total population | 385 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 90 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 151 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 241 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 12 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 373 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 79 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 79 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 11 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 79 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 79 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 92 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,744 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,600 |
| Acres of hay crops | 827 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,699 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,443 |
| Acres of oats | 282 |
| Acres of potatoes | 70 |
| Acres of turnips | 29 |
| Acres of wheat | 4 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 30 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,240 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,198 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,154 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,490 |
| BWT BU | 31 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 827 |
| HAY TONS | 752 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 34 |
| Number of chickens | 858 |
| Number of ducks | 14 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 78 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 27 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 21 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 58 |
| Number of milk cows | 150 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 80 |
| Number of other cattle | 200 |
| Number of oxen | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of sheep | 100 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 17 |
| Number of swine | 46 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 46 |
| Number of turkeys | 19 |
| OAT AC | 282 |
| OAT BU | 5,240 |
| PEA BU | 1,198 |
| POT AC | 70 |
| POT BU | 6,154 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 352 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,560 |
| RYE BU | 40 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 752 |
| WHT AC | 4 |
| WHT SP BU | 43 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 31 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 25 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,560 |
| CATTLE KS | 34 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 90 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 151 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 241 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 352 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 21 |
| DUCKS | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 85 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FRN CA | 12 |
| GEESE | 27 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 858 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 58 |
| HOUSES | 79 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 79 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 19 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 79 |
| MD FEM | 67 |
| MD MALE | 67 |
| MD TOT | 134 |
| MILK COWS | 150 |
| NAME CD | Ontario, North-Nord |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 78 |
| OC TOT | 80 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 200 |
| OTHERS | 373 |
| SHEEP | 100 |
| SHEEP KS | 17 |
| SUP AM | 1,699 |
| SUP FOR | 13,744 |
| SUP JV | 7 |
| SUP PAT | 92 |
| SUP SC | 1,600 |
| SUP TOT | 15,443 |
| SWINE | 46 |
| SWINE KS | 46 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 79 |
| TUR AC | 29 |
| TUR BU | 4,490 |
| TURKEY | 19 |
| WID FEM | 6 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 10 |
| WORKING OX | 26 |
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/.