Hespeler, T-V, Ontario (1871 census)
Hespeler, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 797. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5745772. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.421°N, 80.311°W.
Population
In 1871, Hespeler, T-V had a population of 797: 402 male and 395 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 604 |
| 1871 | 797 |
| 1881 | 698 |
| 1891 | 1,482 |
| 1901 | 2,457 |
| 1911 | 2,368 |
| 1921 | 2,777 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Hespeler, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 797 total population, 402 males, 395 females, 252 married persons, 151 families, 133 married females, 119 married males, 34 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 511 single persons under 18, 274 single males under 18, 237 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 149 inhabited houses, 149 occupied houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 1,460 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON031007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5745772
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hespeler,_Ontario
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Hespeler, T-V, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hespeler-t-v-on031007-1871/.