Springfield, VL, Ontario (1881 census)
Springfield, VL 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, VL had a population of 555: 296 male and 259 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).
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 555 total population, 296 males, 259 females, 220 married persons, 130 families, 111 married females, 109 married males, 33 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 302 single persons under 18, 176 single males under 18, 126 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 130 inhabited houses, 130 occupied houses, 7 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 1,770 bushels of oats, 1,006 bushels of corn, 696 bushels of winter wheat, 535 bushels of potatoes, 110 bushels of barley, 57 acres of wheat, 40 tons of hay, 32 acres of hay crops, 30 bushels of spring wheat, 18 bushels of turnips, 16 bushels of other root crops, 4 acres of potatoes, 4 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 555 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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, VL, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/springfield-vl-on163007-1881/.