Hespeler, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Hespeler, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 698. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5745772. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.421°N, 80.311°W.
Population
In 1881, Hespeler, Village had a population of 698: 333 male and 365 female residents. Population density was 695.8 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Hespeler, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 137 |
| Number of families | 137 |
| Number of females | 365 |
| Number of males | 333 |
| Number of married females | 114 |
| Number of married males | 113 |
| Number of married persons | 227 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP TOT | 698 |
| Total population | 698 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 221 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 214 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 435 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 137 |
| Number of occupied houses | 137 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 44 |
| Acres of potatoes | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 57 |
| BAR BU | 135 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 135 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,305 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,060 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 415 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,397 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 106 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,705 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 775 |
| CRN BU | 25 |
| HAY AC | 44 |
| HAY TONS | 65 |
| OAT BU | 1,305 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 415 |
| POT AC | 19 |
| POT BU | 2,397 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 65 |
| WHT AC | 57 |
| WHT SP BU | 106 |
| WHT WTR BU | 775 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 221 |
| C UNMD M | 214 |
| C UNMD TOT | 435 |
| D OCC | 137 |
| FEMALE | 365 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| H INHAB | 137 |
| MALE | 333 |
| MD F | 114 |
| MD M | 113 |
| MD TOT | 227 |
| NUMBER CD | 161 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,060 |
| TUR BU | 2,705 |
| WID F | 30 |
| WID M | 6 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON161006— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hespeler-village-on161006-1881/.