Esquesing, Ontario (1881 census)
Esquesing was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,998. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q16891177. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.619°N, 79.941°W.
Population
In 1881, Esquesing had a population of 4,998: 2,510 male and 2,488 female residents. Population density was 43.4 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Esquesing shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 925 |
| Number of families | 925 |
| Number of females | 2,488 |
| Number of males | 2,510 |
| Number of married females | 766 |
| Number of married males | 761 |
| Number of married persons | 1,527 |
| Number of widowed females | 135 |
| Number of widowed males | 50 |
| Number of widowed persons | 185 |
| POP TOT | 4,998 |
| Total population | 4,998 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,587 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,699 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,286 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 925 |
| Number of occupied houses | 925 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 7,036 |
| Acres of potatoes | 414 |
| Acres of wheat | 9,162 |
| BAR BU | 85,640 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 85,640 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 287 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 335 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,334 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 138,702 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 18,334 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 43,845 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 37,730 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,018 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,309 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 76,767 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 132,230 |
| BWT BU | 287 |
| CRN BU | 1,334 |
| HAY AC | 7,036 |
| HAY TONS | 9,421 |
| OAT BU | 138,702 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 43,845 |
| POT AC | 414 |
| POT BU | 37,730 |
| RYE BU | 2,018 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,421 |
| WHT AC | 9,162 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,309 |
| WHT WTR BU | 132,230 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,587 |
| C UNMD M | 1,699 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,286 |
| D OCC | 925 |
| FEMALE | 2,488 |
| GRA BU | 335 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 925 |
| H UNINH | 22 |
| MALE | 2,510 |
| MD F | 766 |
| MD M | 761 |
| MD TOT | 1,527 |
| NUMBER CD | 150 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 18,334 |
| TUR BU | 76,767 |
| WID F | 135 |
| WID M | 50 |
| WID TOT | 185 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON150007— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/esquesing-on150007-1881/.