Oil Springs, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Oil Springs, VL 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, VL had a population of 490: 241 male and 249 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).
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, VL, 1911 (30.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Oil Springs, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 490 total population, 249 females in the population, 241 males in the population, 233 females born in Canada, 215 males born in Canada, 14 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 12 males born outside the British Empire, 11 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 193 persons of British origin (English), 174 persons of British origin (Irish), 105 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 9 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of French origin, 3 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 259 Methodists, 148 Presbyterians, 41 Baptists, 24 Anglicans (Church of England), 9 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 9 Roman Catholics, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
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, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oil-springs-vl-on122018-1921/.