Hespeler, T-V, Ontario (1861 census)

Hespeler, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 604. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5745772. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.421°N, 80.311°W.

Population

In 1861, Hespeler, T-V had a population of 604.

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)

Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.

Earlier boundary forms

• In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Waterloo, 1851 (0.7% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Hespeler, T-V shared boundaries with:

• Waterloo, South

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 73 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 604 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 320 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 135 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 50 persons originating in Scotland, 42 persons originating in Ireland, 26 persons originating in the United States, 18 persons originating in England or Wales, 8 French Canadians, 3 persons originating in Switzerland, 2 persons originating in France. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $72,970 value farms (dollars), $17,886 value all livestock, 12,753 pounds of homemade butter, 5,830 bushels of winter wheat, 5,700 bushels of turnips, 4,410 bushels of potatoes, $3,465 value farm implements in dollars, 2,758 bushels of oats, 2,202 acres of land in farms, 1,400 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,350 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,215 acres of farmland under cultivation, 999 pounds of wool produced on farms, 994 gallons of cider, 987 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 892 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 850 bushels of peas, 803 acres of farmland under crops, 773 bushels of spring wheat, $643 value garden and orchard crops, 565 pounds of maple sugar, 501 swine, 373 acres of farmland in pasture, 280 bushels of barley, 274 sheep, 266 barrels of pork, 261 tons of hay, 212 calves and heifers, 205 acres of winter wheat, 204 bushels of rye, 156 milk cows, 103 barrels of beef, 100 bushels of carrots, 89 acres of oats, 66 horses aged over 3 years, 63 acres of spring wheat, 55 bushels of corn, 40 acres of peas, 39 acres of farmland in gardens, 38 bulls, oxen, or steers, 28 acres of potatoes, 20 bushels of buckwheat, 19 occupants of farms, 17 horses aged 3 years and under, 13 acres of turnips, 12 acres of barley, 12 acres of rye, 6 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 4 acres of corn, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 acres of buckwheat, 2 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $1,130 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 361 yards of flannel, $220 value carriages for hire (dollars), 118 yards of fulled cloth, 22 carriages for pleasure, 16 yards of linen, 8 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON101005 — 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hespeler-t-v-on101005-1861/.