Spence, Ontario (1911 census)
Spence was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 293. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262879. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.731°N, 79.983°W.
Population
In 1911, Spence had a population of 293: 123 male and 104 female residents. Population density was 2.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 417 |
| 1911 | 293 |
| 1921 | 342 |
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, Spence shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 49,472 area in acres, 293 total population, 123 males in the population, 104 females in the population, 84 single (never-married) males, 77.30 area in square miles, 63 single (never-married) females, 46 families, 35 married females, 35 married males, 6 widowed females, 4 widowed males, 2.94 population per square mile. 168 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 149 persons of British origin (English), 84 persons of British origin (Irish), 45 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 10 persons of German origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 111 Presbyterians, 93 Methodists, 65 Anglicans (Church of England), 12 Brethren, 5 Roman Catholics, 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Baptists, 1 Lutherans, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 45 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108027— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135042— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262879
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). "Spence, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/spence-on108027-1911/.