Springfield, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Springfield, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 454. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.821°N, 80.929°W.
Population
In 1911, Springfield, VL had a population of 454: 211 male and 243 female residents. Population density was 582.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 501 |
| 1911 | 454 |
| 1921 | 460 |
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, Springfield, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 501 |
| POP F | 243 |
| POP M | 211 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 582.05 |
| POP TOT | 454 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 20 |
| AREA ACRES | 500 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.78 |
| BAPTISTS | 70 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 210 |
| BRIT IRISH | 87 |
| BRIT OTHER | 5 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 91 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DISCIPLES | 3 |
| DWELLINGS | 130 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 114 |
| F SINGLE | 110 |
| F WIDOWED | 18 |
| FAMILIES | 130 |
| FRENCH | 2 |
| GERMAN | 57 |
| M MARRIED | 114 |
| M SINGLE | 86 |
| M WIDOWED | 11 |
| METHODISTS | 283 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 72 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 5 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON065007— 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 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). "Springfield, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/springfield-vl-on065007-1911/.