Hespeler, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Hespeler, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,777. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5745772. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.421°N, 80.311°W.
Population
In 1921, Hespeler, T-V had a population of 2,777: 1,298 male and 1,479 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Hespeler, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,777 total population, 1,479 females in the population, 1,298 males in the population, 1,041 females born in Canada, 938 males born in Canada, 376 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 293 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 67 males born outside the British Empire, 62 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 975 persons of British origin (English), 712 persons of German origin, 525 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 285 persons of British origin (Irish), 84 persons of Dutch origin, 59 persons of French origin, 50 persons of other European origin, 18 persons of British origin (other), 16 persons of Austrian origin, 9 persons of Russian origin, 8 persons of Belgian origin, 7 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 6 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Ukrainian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 607 Methodists, 575 Presbyterians, 515 Anglicans (Church of England), 315 Lutherans, 294 Roman Catholics, 211 Baptists, 140 members of the Evangelical Association, 41 Salvation Army adherents, 33 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 32 Mennonites, 21 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 7 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 2 adherents of Eastern religions, 1 Brethren, 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON150008— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hespeler-t-v-on150008-1921/.