Osprey, Ontario (1911 census)
Osprey was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,526. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7107381. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.314°N, 80.346°W.
Population
In 1911, Osprey had a population of 2,526: 1,300 male and 1,226 female residents. Population density was 21.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 486 |
| 1861 | 2,201 |
| 1871 | 3,033 |
| 1881 | 3,512 |
| 1891 | 3,314 |
| 1901 | 3,075 |
| 1911 | 2,526 |
| 1921 | 2,205 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Osprey shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,075 |
| POP F | 1,226 |
| POP M | 1,300 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 22.46 |
| POP TOT | 2,526 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 314 |
| AREA ACRES | 71,966 |
| AREA SQ MI | 112.45 |
| BAPTISTS | 53 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 911 |
| BRIT IRISH | 857 |
| BRIT OTHER | 3 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 650 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DUTCH | 27 |
| DWELLINGS | 566 |
| F MARRIED | 415 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| F SINGLE | 714 |
| F WIDOWED | 93 |
| FAMILIES | 566 |
| FRENCH | 10 |
| FRIENDS | 5 |
| GERMAN | 55 |
| M MARRIED | 417 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 830 |
| M WIDOWED | 51 |
| MENNONITES | 33 |
| METHODISTS | 1,051 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 860 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 48 |
| RUSSIAN | 8 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 42 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 118 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON072005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7107381
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osprey,_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). "Osprey, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/osprey-on072005-1911/.