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 22.5 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 71,966 area in acres, 2,526 total population, 1,300 males in the population, 1,226 females in the population, 830 single (never-married) males, 714 single (never-married) females, 566 families, 417 married males, 415 married females, 112.45 area in square miles, 93 widowed females, 51 widowed males, 22.46 population per square mile, 4 females with marital status not given, 2 males with marital status not given. 3,075 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 911 persons of British origin (English), 857 persons of British origin (Irish), 650 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 55 persons of German origin, 27 persons of Dutch origin, 10 persons of French origin, 8 persons of Russian origin, 3 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,051 Methodists, 860 Presbyterians, 314 Anglicans (Church of England), 118 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 53 Baptists, 48 Roman Catholics, 42 Salvation Army adherents, 33 Mennonites, 5 Friends (Quakers), 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 566 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.