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 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Esquesing shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,998 total population, 2,510 males, 2,488 females, 1,527 married persons, 925 families, 766 married females, 761 married males, 185 widowed persons, 135 widowed females, 50 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,286 single persons under 18, 1,699 single males under 18, 1,587 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 925 inhabited houses, 925 occupied houses, 22 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 138,702 bushels of oats, 132,230 bushels of winter wheat, 85,640 bushels of barley, 76,767 bushels of turnips, 43,845 bushels of peas and beans, 37,730 bushels of potatoes, 18,334 bushels of other root crops, 9,421 tons of hay, 9,162 acres of wheat, 7,309 bushels of spring wheat, 7,036 acres of hay crops, 2,018 bushels of rye, 1,334 bushels of corn, 414 acres of potatoes, 335 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 287 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
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 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Roaf Barber | 1841–1917 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,995 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.