Oil Springs, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Oil Springs, VL 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, VL had a population of 1,138: 602 male and 536 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,138 total population, 602 males, 536 females, 400 married persons, 225 families, 200 married females, 200 married males, 27 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 711 single persons under 18, 389 single males under 18, 322 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,138 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 218 houses, 218 occupied houses, 214 houses built of wood, 159 houses of 2 stories, 119 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 57 houses of 1 story, 30 houses of 5 rooms, 24 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 16 houses of 3 rooms, 16 houses of 4 rooms, 8 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses built of brick, 4 houses under construction, 2 houses of 3 stories, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 12,416 pounds of homemade butter, 8,575 bushels of oats, 3,865 acres of land in farms, 2,442 acres of improved land in farms, 1,965 bushels of potatoes, 1,775 bushels of turnips, 1,718 chickens, 1,423 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,407 acres of farmland under crops, 1,354 bushels of winter wheat, 878 acres of farmland in pasture, 783 swine slaughtered or sold, 657 bushels of spring wheat, 644 bushels of peas, 623 tons of hay, 456 sheep slaughtered or sold, 386 cattle killed or sold, 374 bushels of corn, 351 acres of hay crops, 326 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 282 acres of oats, 234 bushels of barley, 204 occupants of farms, 202 horses aged over 3 years, 164 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 156 swine, 143 milk cows, 136 farm occupants who own their land, 112 other cattle, 111 acres of wheat, 80 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 67 farm occupants who rent their land, 59 sheep, 49 geese, 49 turkeys, 47 horses aged 3 years and under, 35 other fowl, 25 bushels of rye, 24 ducks, 16 acres of potatoes, 16 bushels of buckwheat, 15 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 15 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 14 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 12 bushels of beans, 11 acres of barley, 8 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 7 acres of turnips, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 employees on farms, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oil-springs-vl-on081006-1891/.