Esquesing, Ontario (1911 census)
Esquesing was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,901. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q16891177. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.619°N, 79.941°W.
Population
In 1911, Esquesing had a population of 3,901: 2,028 male and 1,873 female residents. Population density was 37.4 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Esquesing shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 66,778 area in acres, 3,901 total population, 2,028 males in the population, 1,873 females in the population, 1,238 single (never-married) males, 1,070 single (never-married) females, 841 families, 713 married males, 656 married females, 130 widowed females, 104.34 area in square miles, 55 widowed males, 37.39 population per square mile, 22 males with marital status not given, 16 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females. 3,787 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,327 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,301 persons of British origin (English), 1,094 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 61 persons of Dutch origin, 54 persons of German origin, 15 persons of French origin, 14 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,817 Presbyterians, 910 Methodists, 879 Anglicans (Church of England), 103 Roman Catholics, 99 Baptists, 33 Congregationalists, 27 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 24 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 12 Disciples of Christ, 7 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 5 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 5 Lutherans, 1 Jews. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 821 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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 1911, 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:
ON076001— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/esquesing-on076001-1911/.