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 45.537°N, 79.681°W.
Population
In 1911, Spence had a population of 293. Population density was 3.6 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).
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 was contained in McKenzie & Burton, 1901 (46.8% share).
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 168 |
| POP F | 104 |
| POP M | 123 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 2.94 |
| POP TOT | 293 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 65 |
| AREA ACRES | 49,472 |
| AREA SQ MI | 77.30 |
| BAPTISTS | 2 |
| BRETHREN | 12 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 149 |
| BRIT IRISH | 84 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 45 |
| DWELLINGS | 45 |
| F MARRIED | 35 |
| F SINGLE | 63 |
| F WIDOWED | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 46 |
| FRENCH | 1 |
| GERMAN | 10 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 35 |
| M SINGLE | 84 |
| M WIDOWED | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 93 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 111 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 5 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| SWISS | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 3 |
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/.