Hespeler, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Hespeler, Village was a village 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, Village had a population of 797: 402 male and 395 female residents. Population density was 794.5 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Hespeler, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 151 |
| Number of females | 395 |
| Number of males | 402 |
| Number of married females | 133 |
| Number of married males | 119 |
| Number of married persons | 252 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| Total population | 797 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 237 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 274 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 511 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 149 |
| Number of occupied houses | 149 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 165 |
| CRN BU | 5 |
| HAY AC | 47 |
| HAY TONS | 45 |
| OAT BU | 264 |
| PEA BU | 55 |
| POT AC | 8 |
| POT BU | 2,596 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,460 |
| WHT SP BU | 180 |
| WHT WTR BU | 220 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 28 |
| AREA | 1,460 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| CD | 31 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 151 |
| FEMALE | 395 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 149 |
| INHABITED | 149 |
| MALE | 402 |
| MARRIED F | 133 |
| MARRIED M | 119 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 252 |
| POPULATION | 797 |
| ROOT BU | 223 |
| SINGLE F | 237 |
| SINGLE M | 274 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 511 |
| TUR BU | 2,560 |
| WIDOWED F | 25 |
| WIDOWED M | 9 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 34 |
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, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hespeler-village-on031007-1871/.