Oil Springs, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Oil Springs, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,138. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4864794. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.784°N, 82.117°W.
Population
In 1891, Oil Springs, Village had a population of 1,138: 602 male and 536 female residents. Population density was 1134.5 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Oil Springs, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 167 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 225 |
| Number of families | 225 |
| Number of females | 536 |
| Number of males | 602 |
| Number of married females | 200 |
| Number of married males | 200 |
| Number of married persons | 400 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP F | 536 |
| POP M | 602 |
| POP TOT | 1,138 |
| Total population | 1,138 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 322 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 389 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 711 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,138 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 218 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 214 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 57 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 159 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 119 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 218 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 11 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 878 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,423 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,407 |
| Acres of hay crops | 351 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,442 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,865 |
| Acres of oats | 282 |
| Acres of potatoes | 16 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 111 |
| BAR AC | 11 |
| BAR BU | 234 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 234 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 374 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,575 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 644 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,965 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 657 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,775 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,354 |
| BWT BU | 16 |
| CRN BU | 374 |
| HAY AC | 351 |
| HAY TONS | 623 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 386 |
| Number of chickens | 1,718 |
| Number of ducks | 24 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 136 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 67 |
| Number of geese | 49 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 47 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 202 |
| Number of milk cows | 143 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 204 |
| Number of other cattle | 112 |
| Number of other fowl | 35 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 164 |
| Number of sheep | 59 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 456 |
| Number of swine | 156 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 783 |
| Number of turkeys | 49 |
| OAT AC | 282 |
| OAT BU | 8,575 |
| PEA BU | 644 |
| POT AC | 16 |
| POT BU | 1,965 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 80 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 326 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,416 |
| RYE BU | 25 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 623 |
| WHT AC | 111 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,354 |
| WHT SP BU | 657 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 8 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 15 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,416 |
| CATTLE KS | 386 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 322 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 389 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 711 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 80 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 47 |
| DUCKS | 24 |
| FAMILIES | 225 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 326 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 49 |
| GRA BU | 15 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,718 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 202 |
| HOUSES | 218 |
| HOUSES B | 4 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 57 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 119 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 159 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 214 |
| INF 11 A | 164 |
| MD FEM | 200 |
| MD MALE | 200 |
| MD TOT | 400 |
| MILK COWS | 143 |
| NAME CD | Lambton, East—Est |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 67 |
| OC P | 136 |
| OC TOT | 204 |
| OTHER FOWL | 35 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 112 |
| OTHERS | 1,138 |
| SHEEP | 59 |
| SHEEP KS | 456 |
| SUP AM | 2,442 |
| SUP FOR | 1,423 |
| SUP PAT | 878 |
| SUP SC | 1,407 |
| SUP TOT | 3,865 |
| SWINE | 156 |
| SWINE KS | 783 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 218 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 1,775 |
| TURKEY | 49 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081006— 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 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). "Oil Springs, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oil-springs-village-on081006-1891/.