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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,435 total population, 2,275 males, 2,160 females, 1,385 married persons, 872 families, 693 married females, 692 married males, 180 widowed persons, 128 widowed females, 52 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,870 single persons under 18, 1,531 single males under 18, 1,339 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,435 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 868 occupied houses, 866 houses, 675 houses of 1 story, 642 houses built of wood, 521 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 182 houses of 2 stories, 142 houses built of brick, 103 houses of 5 rooms, 98 houses of 4 rooms, 79 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 75 houses built of stone, 51 uninhabited houses, 35 houses of 3 rooms, 16 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses under construction, 7 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 223,730 pounds of homemade butter, 155,901 bushels of oats, 100,141 bushels of winter wheat, 87,936 bushels of barley, 82,035 bushels of turnips, 76,630 bushels of peas, 64,875 acres of land in farms, 53,223 acres of improved land in farms, 41,350 acres of farmland under crops, 26,730 bushels of potatoes, 25,083 chickens, 21,431 bushels of spring wheat, 15,659 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 11,652 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,747 tons of hay, 10,629 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,816 acres of wheat, 7,379 acres of hay crops, 5,841 acres of oats, 4,509 swine slaughtered or sold, 4,270 acres of barley, 4,201 swine, 3,743 other cattle, 3,469 sheep, 3,398 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,724 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,496 milk cows, 2,110 geese, 1,932 horses aged over 3 years, 1,730 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,521 turkeys, 1,389 cattle killed or sold, 1,277 ducks, 1,244 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1,123 bushels of rye, 810 occupants of farms, 783 horses aged 3 years and under, 567 farm occupants who own their land, 346 acres of potatoes, 333 bushels of corn, 320 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 238 farm occupants who rent their land, 231 acres of turnips, 230 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 181 bushels of buckwheat, 167 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 161 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 89 other fowl, 50 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 43 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 40 oxen, Capacity of silos (tons): 15, 12 bushels of beans, 5 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Roaf Barber | 1841–1917 | died here |
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/.