Oil Springs, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Oil Springs, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 552. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4864794. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.784°N, 82.117°W.
Population
In 1881, Oil Springs, Village had a population of 552: 279 male and 273 female residents. Population density was 550.3 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Oil Springs, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 99 |
| Number of families | 99 |
| Number of females | 273 |
| Number of males | 279 |
| Number of married females | 82 |
| Number of married males | 83 |
| Number of married persons | 165 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 13 |
| POP TOT | 552 |
| Total population | 552 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 184 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 190 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 374 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 99 |
| Number of occupied houses | 99 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 287 |
| Acres of potatoes | 47 |
| Acres of wheat | 378 |
| BAR BU | 1,165 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,165 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 130 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 128 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,481 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,035 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 632 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 414 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,789 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 790 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,094 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4,757 |
| BWT BU | 130 |
| CRN BU | 1,481 |
| HAY AC | 287 |
| HAY TONS | 483 |
| OAT BU | 6,035 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 414 |
| POT AC | 47 |
| POT BU | 5,789 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 483 |
| WHT AC | 378 |
| WHT SP BU | 790 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4,757 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 184 |
| C UNMD M | 190 |
| C UNMD TOT | 374 |
| D OCC | 99 |
| FEMALE | 273 |
| GRA BU | 128 |
| H INHAB | 99 |
| MALE | 279 |
| MD F | 82 |
| MD M | 83 |
| MD TOT | 165 |
| NUMBER CD | 179 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 632 |
| TUR BU | 1,094 |
| WID F | 7 |
| WID M | 6 |
| WID TOT | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON179005— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oil-springs-village-on179005-1881/.