Hespeler, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Hespeler, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,368. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5745772. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.421°N, 80.311°W.
Population
In 1911, Hespeler, T-V had a population of 2,368: 1,099 male and 1,269 female residents. Population density was 1850.0 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Hespeler, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,368 total population, 1,850 population per square mile, 1,269 females in the population, 1,099 males in the population, 816 area in acres, 753 single (never-married) females, 642 single (never-married) males, 504 families, 434 married females, 434 married males, 82 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 1.28 area in square miles. 2,457 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 866 persons of German origin, 698 persons of British origin (English), 490 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 246 persons of British origin (Irish), 22 persons of French origin, 18 persons of British origin (other), 12 persons of Swiss origin, 2 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 528 Methodists, 407 Presbyterians, 398 Anglicans (Church of England), 325 Lutherans, 260 Baptists, 203 Roman Catholics, 170 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 37 Mennonites, 34 Salvation Army adherents, 13 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Brethren. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 490 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131005— 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 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). "Hespeler, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hespeler-t-v-on131005-1911/.