Esquesing, Ontario (1891 census)
Esquesing was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,435. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q16891177. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.619°N, 79.941°W.
Population
In 1891, Esquesing had a population of 4,435: 2,275 male and 2,160 female residents. Population density was 38.5 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Esquesing shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 177 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 872 |
| Number of families | 872 |
| Number of females | 2,160 |
| Number of males | 2,275 |
| Number of married females | 693 |
| Number of married males | 692 |
| Number of married persons | 1,385 |
| Number of widowed females | 128 |
| Number of widowed males | 52 |
| Number of widowed persons | 180 |
| POP F | 2,160 |
| POP M | 2,275 |
| POP TOT | 4,435 |
| Total population | 4,435 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,339 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,531 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,870 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,435 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 866 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 142 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 75 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 642 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 675 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 79 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 182 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 98 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 103 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 521 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 868 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 51 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4,270 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,244 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 10,629 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,652 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 41,350 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,379 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 53,223 |
| Acres of land in farms | 64,875 |
| Acres of oats | 5,841 |
| Acres of potatoes | 346 |
| Acres of turnips | 231 |
| Acres of wheat | 7,816 |
| BAR AC | 4,270 |
| BAR BU | 87,936 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 87,936 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 181 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 161 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 333 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 155,901 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 76,630 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,730 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,123 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 21,431 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 82,035 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 100,141 |
| BWT BU | 181 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 15 |
| CRN BU | 333 |
| HAY AC | 7,379 |
| HAY TONS | 10,747 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,389 |
| Number of chickens | 25,083 |
| Number of ducks | 1,277 |
| Number of employees on farms | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 567 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 238 |
| Number of geese | 2,110 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 783 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,932 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,496 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 810 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,743 |
| Number of other fowl | 89 |
| Number of oxen | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 167 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 230 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 320 |
| Number of sheep | 3,469 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,730 |
| Number of swine | 4,201 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 4,509 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,521 |
| OAT AC | 5,841 |
| OAT BU | 155,901 |
| PEA BU | 76,630 |
| POT AC | 346 |
| POT BU | 26,730 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,724 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 15,659 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,398 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 223,730 |
| RYE BU | 1,123 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,747 |
| WHT AC | 7,816 |
| WHT FALL BU | 100,141 |
| WHT SP BU | 21,431 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 167 |
| A 11 50 | 50 |
| A 201 PL | 43 |
| A 51 100 | 230 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| BUTTER LB | 223,730 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,389 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,724 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,339 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,531 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,870 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 15,659 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 783 |
| DUCKS | 1,277 |
| FAMILIES | 872 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,398 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 2,110 |
| GRA BU | 161 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 25,083 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,932 |
| HOUSES | 866 |
| HOUSES B | 142 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 79 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 103 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 98 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 675 |
| HOUSES S | 75 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 521 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 182 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 51 |
| HOUSES W | 642 |
| INF 11 A | 320 |
| MD FEM | 693 |
| MD MALE | 692 |
| MD TOT | 1,385 |
| MILK COWS | 2,496 |
| NAME CD | Halton |
| OC E | 5 |
| OC F | 238 |
| OC P | 567 |
| OC TOT | 810 |
| OTHER FOWL | 89 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,743 |
| OTHERS | 4,435 |
| SHEEP | 3,469 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,730 |
| SILOS | 15 |
| SUP AM | 53,223 |
| SUP FOR | 11,652 |
| SUP JV | 1,244 |
| SUP PAT | 10,629 |
| SUP SC | 41,350 |
| SUP TOT | 64,875 |
| SWINE | 4,201 |
| SWINE KS | 4,509 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 868 |
| TUR AC | 231 |
| TUR BU | 82,035 |
| TURKEY | 1,521 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 128 |
| WID MALE | 52 |
| WID TOT | 180 |
| WORKING OX | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON071003— 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 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). "Esquesing, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/esquesing-on071003-1891/.