Hespeler, Manitoba (1891 census)
Hespeler was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,122. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.576°N, 96.847°W.
Population
In 1891, Hespeler had a population of 1,122: 599 male and 523 female residents. Population density was 10.2 people per square mile.
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 Laveyrandrye, 1881 (12.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Hanover, 1901 (37.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Hespeler shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 146 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 196 |
| Number of families | 196 |
| Number of females | 523 |
| Number of males | 599 |
| Number of married females | 185 |
| Number of married males | 189 |
| Number of married persons | 374 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP F | 523 |
| POP M | 599 |
| POP TOT | 1,122 |
| Total population | 1,123 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 332 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 404 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 736 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,119 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 181 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 181 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 10 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 181 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 182 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 479 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 176 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 34,258 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 862 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,983 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,159 |
| Acres of land in farms | 42,279 |
| Acres of oats | 2,168 |
| Acres of potatoes | 121 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,199 |
| BAR AC | 479 |
| BAR BU | 9,720 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,720 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 37,931 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,665 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 41,694 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 315 |
| HAY TONS | 7,615 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 576 |
| Number of chickens | 4,509 |
| Number of ducks | 78 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 167 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 16 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 132 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 404 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,054 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 183 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,915 |
| Number of other fowl | 138 |
| Number of oxen | 334 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 75 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 12 |
| Number of sheep | 2,215 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 566 |
| Number of swine | 355 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 425 |
| Number of turkeys | 9 |
| OAT AC | 2,168 |
| OAT BU | 37,931 |
| PEA BU | 2 |
| POT AC | 121 |
| POT BU | 13,665 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,238 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 55,020 |
| RYE BU | 36 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,615 |
| WHT AC | 4,199 |
| WHT SP BU | 41,694 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 92 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 75 |
| BUTTER LB | 55,020 |
| CATTLE KS | 576 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 332 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 404 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 736 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,238 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 132 |
| DUCKS | 78 |
| FAMILIES | 196 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,509 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 404 |
| HOUSES | 181 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 49 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 181 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 49 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 48 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 181 |
| INF 11 A | 12 |
| MD FEM | 185 |
| MD MALE | 189 |
| MD TOT | 374 |
| MILK COWS | 1,054 |
| NAME CD | Provencher |
| OC F | 16 |
| OC P | 167 |
| OC TOT | 183 |
| OTHER FOWL | 138 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,915 |
| OTHERS | 1,119 |
| SHEEP | 2,215 |
| SHEEP KS | 566 |
| SUP AM | 7,159 |
| SUP FOR | 862 |
| SUP JV | 176 |
| SUP PAT | 34,258 |
| SUP SC | 6,983 |
| SUP TOT | 42,279 |
| SWINE | 355 |
| SWINE KS | 425 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 182 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 315 |
| TURKEY | 9 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 6 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
| WORKING OX | 334 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB008006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB008006— 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). "Hespeler, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/hespeler-mb008006-1891/.