Springer, Ontario (1911 census)
Springer was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,241. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262883. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.494°N, 80.348°W.
Population
In 1911, Springer had a population of 1,241: 27 male and 8 female residents. Population density was 0.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,305 |
| 1911 | 1,241 |
| 1921 | 1,431 |
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, Springer shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 26,075 area in acres, 1,241 total population, 40.74 area in square miles, 27 males in the population, 20 single (never-married) males, 18 families, 8 females in the population, 5 married males, 4 married females, 4 single (never-married) females, 2 widowed males, 0.86 population per square mile. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 950 persons of French origin, 162 persons of British origin (Irish), 59 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 37 persons of British origin (English), 13 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,066 Roman Catholics, 81 Anglicans (Church of England), 61 Presbyterians, 20 Methodists, 20 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Salvation Army adherents, 3 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 16 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099077— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130074— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262883
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). "Springer, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/springer-on099077-1911/.