Oil Springs, Village, Ontario (1921 census)
Oil Springs, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 490. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4864794. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.784°N, 82.115°W.
Population
In 1921, Oil Springs, Village had a population of 490: 241 male and 249 female residents. Population density was 146.5 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).
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 contained Oil Springs, Village, 1911 (30.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Oil Springs, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 249 |
| POP M | 241 |
| POP TOT | 490 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 24 |
| BAPTISTS | 41 |
| BRIT BORN F | 11 |
| BRIT BORN M | 14 |
| BRIT ENG | 193 |
| BRIT IRISH | 174 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 105 |
| CAN BORN F | 233 |
| CAN BORN M | 215 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR DUTCH | 9 |
| EUR FRENCH | 3 |
| EUR GERMAN | 3 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 12 |
| METHODISTS | 259 |
| OTHER SECTS | 9 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 148 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 9 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122018— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oil-springs-village-on122018-1921/.