Springfield, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Springfield, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 463. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.824°N, 80.930°W.
Population
In 1891, Springfield, VL had a population of 463: 228 male and 235 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 555 |
| 1891 | 463 |
| 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Springfield, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 70 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 463 total population, 235 females, 228 males, 208 married persons, 123 families, 104 married females, 104 married males, 24 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 5 widowed males, 3.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 231 single persons under 18, 119 single males under 18, 112 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 463 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 123 houses, 123 occupied houses, 114 houses built of wood, 77 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 63 houses of 1 story, 60 houses of 2 stories, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 15 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 10 houses of 4 rooms, 9 houses built of brick, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses of 3 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 3,900 pounds of homemade butter, 1,535 bushels of oats, 1,235 bushels of corn, 1,129 bushels of potatoes, 934 bushels of turnips, 854 chickens, 804 bushels of winter wheat, 641 acres of land in farms, 601 acres of improved land in farms, 317 acres of farmland under crops, 212 acres of farmland in pasture, 189 tons of hay, 140 bushels of barley, 130 bushels of peas, 118 acres of hay crops, 104 occupants of farms, 100 bushels of spring wheat, 96 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 90 swine slaughtered or sold, 83 milk cows, 83 swine, 79 farm occupants who own their land, 72 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 60 acres of oats, 59 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 56 horses aged over 3 years, 44 acres of wheat, 40 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 39 other cattle, 37 bushels of beans, 25 farm occupants who rent their land, 20 horses aged 3 years and under, 17 acres of potatoes, 15 geese, 13 ducks, 13 sheep, 11 cattle killed or sold, 10 bushels of buckwheat, 9 acres of barley, 5 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON090007— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/springfield-vl-on090007-1891/.