Oil Springs, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Oil Springs, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 551. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4864794. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.784°N, 82.117°W.
Population
In 1871, Oil Springs, Village had a population of 551: 271 male and 280 female residents. Population density was 549.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 551 |
| 1881 | 552 |
| 1891 | 1,138 |
| 1901 | 1,018 |
| 1911 | 646 |
| 1921 | 490 |
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 Enniskillen, 1861 (0.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Oil Springs, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 106 |
| Number of females | 280 |
| Number of males | 271 |
| Number of married females | 87 |
| Number of married males | 89 |
| Number of married persons | 176 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| Total population | 551 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 181 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 175 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 356 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 106 |
| Number of occupied houses | 106 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 85 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 14 |
| CRN BU | 74 |
| HAY AC | 54 |
| HAY TONS | 78 |
| OAT BU | 208 |
| PEA BU | 20 |
| POT AC | 19 |
| POT BU | 1,969 |
| Total area (acres) | 2,000 |
| WHT WTR BU | 85 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 8 |
| AREA | 2,000 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| CD | 4 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 106 |
| FEMALE | 280 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 106 |
| INHABITED | 106 |
| MALE | 271 |
| MARRIED F | 87 |
| MARRIED M | 89 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 176 |
| POPULATION | 551 |
| ROOT BU | 51 |
| SINGLE F | 181 |
| SINGLE M | 175 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 356 |
| UNINHABITED | 85 |
| WIDOWED F | 12 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON004003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4864794
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_Springs,_Ontario
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Oil Springs, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oil-springs-village-on004003-1871/.