Springfield, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Springfield, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 555. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.824°N, 80.930°W.
Population
In 1881, Springfield, Village had a population of 555: 296 male and 259 female residents. Population density was 546.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 555 |
| 1891 | 463 |
| 1901 | 501 |
| 1911 | 454 |
| 1921 | 460 |
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 Malahide, 1871 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Springfield, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 130 |
| Number of families | 130 |
| Number of females | 259 |
| Number of males | 296 |
| Number of married females | 111 |
| Number of married males | 109 |
| Number of married persons | 220 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP TOT | 555 |
| Total population | 555 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 126 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 176 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 302 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 130 |
| Number of occupied houses | 130 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 32 |
| Acres of potatoes | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 57 |
| BAR BU | 110 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 110 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,006 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,770 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 535 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 696 |
| CRN BU | 1,006 |
| HAY AC | 32 |
| HAY TONS | 40 |
| OAT BU | 1,770 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4 |
| POT AC | 4 |
| POT BU | 535 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 40 |
| WHT AC | 57 |
| WHT SP BU | 30 |
| WHT WTR BU | 696 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 126 |
| C UNMD M | 176 |
| C UNMD TOT | 302 |
| D OCC | 130 |
| FEMALE | 259 |
| H INHAB | 130 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 296 |
| MD F | 111 |
| MD M | 109 |
| MD TOT | 220 |
| NUMBER CD | 163 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 16 |
| TUR BU | 18 |
| WID F | 22 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON163007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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). "Springfield, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/springfield-village-on163007-1881/.