Esquesing, Ontario (1851 census)
Esquesing was a census subdivision in Halton County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 5,225. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q16891177. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.620°N, 79.942°W.
Population
In 1851, Esquesing had a population of 5,225: 2,722 male and 2,503 female residents. Population density was 44.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,225 |
| 1861 | 6,076 |
| 1871 | 6,139 |
| 1881 | 4,998 |
| 1891 | 4,435 |
| 1901 | 3,787 |
| 1911 | 3,901 |
| 1921 | 3,522 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Georgetown, Village, 1861 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Esquesing shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 393 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 837 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 2,449 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 54 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 2,661 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 3 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 111 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 3 |
| Number of families | 837 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 105 |
| Number of females | 2,503 |
| Number of females attending school | 371 |
| Number of lunatic females | 6 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 93 |
| Number of males | 2,722 |
| Number of males attending school | 448 |
| Number of married females | 805 |
| Number of married males | 831 |
| Number of persons at sea | 5 |
| Number of single females | 1,640 |
| Number of single males | 1,828 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 63 |
| POP | 5,225 |
| POP FX N.1 | 2,503 |
| POP MX N.1 | 2,722 |
| POP XX N.1 | 5,225 |
| Total population | 5,225 |
Age structure (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 87 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 109 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 89 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 76 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 361 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 132 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 91 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 120 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 84 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 82 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 330 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 9 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 119 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 37 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 315 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 217 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 119 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 78 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 33 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 6 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 209 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 256 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 159 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 130 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 55 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 19 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 358 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 295 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 114 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 14 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 318 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 332 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 288 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 31 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 8 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 11 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 12 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 24 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 11 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 13 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 18 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 10 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 15 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
Ethnic origin (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of female negroes or coloured persons | 1 |
| Number of French Canadians | 127 |
| Number of male negroes or coloured persons | 1 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 2,898 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 338 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 943 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 13 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 65 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 654 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 179 |
| Number of persons originating in the West Indies | 1 |
Agriculture (73 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 58 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 60 |
| Acres of corn | 48 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 240 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 12,729 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 26,340 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 15,152 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 28,121 |
| Acres of land in farms | 54,461 |
| Acres of oats | 1,854 |
| Acres of peas | 1,462 |
| Acres of potatoes | 179 |
| Acres of rye | 5 |
| Acres of turnips | 22 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,930 |
| BAR AC | 58 |
| BAR BU | 1,606 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 937 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 1,968 |
| BEEF BAR | 937 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,606 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 855 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 572 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,429 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 60,535 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 20,384 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,119 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,409 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 177,927 |
| BWT AC | 60 |
| BWT BU | 855 |
| CRN AC | 48 |
| CRN BU | 1,429 |
| Gallons of cider produced in the past year | 94 |
| HAY TONS | 5,386 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 1,284 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 1,689 |
| Number of horses | 1,169 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,121 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 540 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 99 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 81 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 315 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 32 |
| Number of sheep | 6,751 |
| Number of swine | 2,201 |
| OAT AC | 1,854 |
| OAT BU | 60,535 |
| PEA AC | 1,462 |
| PEA BU | 20,384 |
| PORK BAR | 1,968 |
| POT AC | 179 |
| POT BU | 13,119 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 17,144 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 4 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 105,542 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 25 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 18,328 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 19,838 |
| RYE AC | 5 |
| RYE BU | 80 |
| TOB LBS | 20 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,386 |
| WHT AC | 6,930 |
| WHT BU | 177,927 |
| WOOL LBS | 19,838 |
Manufacturing & industry (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | 71,666 |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 1,825,000 |
| Number of employees in foundries | 4 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 11 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 20 |
| Number of employees in tanneries | 64 |
| Number of employees in woollen factories | 15 |
| Number of foundries reporting | 2 |
| Number of foundries returning capital | 2,000 |
| Number of grist mills | 6 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 6 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | 5 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 6 |
| Number of saw mills | 14 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 3 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 14 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 11 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 11 |
| Number of tanneries | 4 |
| Number of tanneries reporting | 4 |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | 3,750 |
| Number of woollen factories | 4 |
| Number of woollen factories reporting | 4 |
| Number of woollen factories returning capital | 475 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 6,200 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 2,375 |
| Value of leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling) | 22,800 |
| Yards of cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year | 58,200 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 9,568 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 2,334 |
Deaths & mortality (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 16 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 5 |
| Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 21 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 5 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 37 |
Other recorded variables (175 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AT SEA | 5 |
| B LBS | 105,542 |
| BEN BU | 76 |
| BOV | 1,284 |
| C H | 1,689 |
| C LBS | 17,144 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 6 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 2,722 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 2,503 |
| C03 GM WATER | 6 |
| C03 TOTAL | 5,225 |
| C04 GM NO YEAR | 5 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 2,661 |
| C05 GM BARRELS YEAR | 71,666 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 2,449 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 111 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 54 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 3 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 2 |
| C104 BTWN 80 AND 90 M DEATHS | 3 |
| C112 BTWN 90 AND 100 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 93 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 6 |
| C122 AGES NOT GIVEN M | 9 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 1 |
| C125 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN F | 3 |
| C126 MD MALE | 831 |
| C127 S MALE | 1,828 |
| C128 WID MALE | 63 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 2,722 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 105 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 6,200 |
| C130 MD FEM | 805 |
| C131 S FEM | 1,640 |
| C132 WID FEM | 58 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 2,503 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 5,225 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 21 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 16 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 37 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 11 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 119 |
| C141 COL PERSON M | 1 |
| C142 COL PERSONS F | 1 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 448 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 371 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 3 |
| C15 GM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 132 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 6 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 5 |
| C16 SM NO | 14 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 5 |
| C18 SM WATER | 14 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 91 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 11 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 109 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 1 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 1,825,000 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 3 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 120 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 89 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 84 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 87 |
| C28 DEATHS UNDER 4 M | 1 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 11 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 2,375 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 20 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 82 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 3 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 76 |
| C32 DEATHS UNDER 5 M | 2 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 330 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 361 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 1 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 318 |
| C39 WF NO | 4 |
| C40 WF RETURNS | 4 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 358 |
| C41 WF CAPITAL | 475 |
| C43 WF CLOTH | 58,200 |
| C44 WF HANDS | 15 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 332 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 37 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 295 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 209 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 288 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 2 |
| C52 TAN NO | 4 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 315 |
| C53 TAN RETURNS | 4 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 114 |
| C54 TAN CAPITAL | 3,750 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 2 |
| C55 TAN PRODUCE | 22,800 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C56 TAN HANDS | 64 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 256 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 31 |
| C59 F RETURNS | 2 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 3 |
| C60 F CAPITAL | 2,000 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 217 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 14 |
| C62 F HANDS | 4 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 5 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 3 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 159 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 8 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 13 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 119 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 2 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 12 |
| C72 BTWN 40 AND 50 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 130 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 11 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 18 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 78 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 3 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 24 |
| C80 BTWN 50 AND 60 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 55 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 4 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 10 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 33 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 11 |
| C88 BTWN 60 AND 70 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 19 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 1 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 15 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 6 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 4 |
| C97 BTWN 70 AND 80 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 3 |
| CAR BU | 49 |
| CD NAME | Halton |
| CID GAL | 94 |
| CROP | 15,152 |
| CULT | 28,121 |
| DE NL | 1 |
| ENG WLS | 338 |
| FC YRDS | 2,334 |
| FLAN YRDS | 9,568 |
| FLX LBS | 4 |
| FREN ORIG | 127 |
| GARDEN | 240 |
| GRA BU | 572 |
| HELD | 54,461 |
| HOP LBS | 25 |
| HORSE | 1,169 |
| IRE | 943 |
| LINE NO | 107 |
| M COWS | 2,121 |
| MPLS LBS | 18,328 |
| MW BU | 15 |
| NB | 13 |
| NOT FRN | 2,898 |
| NS PEI | 65 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 4 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 99 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 81 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 315 |
| O OVR 200 | 9 |
| O UNDR 10 | 32 |
| OTHER PL | 1 |
| PASTURE | 12,729 |
| SCOT | 654 |
| SHEEP | 6,751 |
| SWINE | 2,201 |
| TOT O | 540 |
| TUR AC | 22 |
| TUR BU | 4,409 |
| US | 179 |
| WOOD | 26,340 |
| WST IN | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON014001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q16891177
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquesing_Township
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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). "Esquesing, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/esquesing-on014001-1851/.