Oil Springs, Village, Ontario (1911 census)
Oil Springs, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 646. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4864794. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.784°N, 82.117°W.
Population
In 1911, Oil Springs, Village had a population of 646: 321 male and 325 female residents. Population density was 644.0 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Oil Springs, Village, 1921 (30.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Oil Springs, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,018 |
| POP F | 325 |
| POP M | 321 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 206.39 |
| POP TOT | 646 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 101 |
| AREA ACRES | 2,000 |
| AREA SQ MI | 3.13 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 9 |
| BAPTISTS | 40 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 164 |
| BRIT IRISH | 229 |
| BRIT OTHER | 7 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 180 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DUTCH | 2 |
| DWELLINGS | 155 |
| F MARRIED | 127 |
| F SINGLE | 176 |
| F WIDOWED | 22 |
| FAMILIES | 155 |
| FRENCH | 10 |
| GERMAN | 41 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 4 |
| M MARRIED | 127 |
| M SINGLE | 175 |
| M WIDOWED | 19 |
| METHODISTS | 218 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 251 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 31 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON087010— 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 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). "Oil Springs, Village, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oil-springs-village-on087010-1911/.