Vespra, Ontario (1871 census)
Vespra was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,077. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263071. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.428°N, 79.784°W.
Population
In 1871, Vespra had a population of 2,077: 1,156 male and 921 female residents. Population density was 18.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 626 |
| 1861 | 1,096 |
| 1871 | 2,077 |
| 1881 | 2,879 |
| 1891 | 3,022 |
| 1901 | 2,830 |
| 1911 | 2,596 |
| 1921 | 2,281 |
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, Vespra shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 338 |
| Number of females | 921 |
| Number of males | 1,156 |
| Number of married females | 297 |
| Number of married males | 299 |
| Number of married persons | 596 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| Total population | 2,077 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 602 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 832 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,434 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 338 |
| Number of occupied houses | 338 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 7,030 |
| BWT BU | 9 |
| CRN BU | 359 |
| HAY AC | 3,155 |
| HAY TONS | 4,119 |
| OAT BU | 35,263 |
| PEA BU | 16,038 |
| POT AC | 328 |
| POT BU | 43,467 |
| RYE BU | 94 |
| Total area (acres) | 67,720 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,491 |
| WHT WTR BU | 9,105 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,741 |
| AREA | 67,720 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| CD | 42 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 338 |
| FEMALE | 921 |
| GRA BU | 31 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 338 |
| INHABITED | 338 |
| MALE | 1,156 |
| MARRIED F | 297 |
| MARRIED M | 299 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 596 |
| POPULATION | 2,077 |
| ROOT BU | 2,439 |
| SINGLE F | 602 |
| SINGLE M | 832 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,434 |
| TUR BU | 27,010 |
| UNINHABITED | 11 |
| WIDOWED F | 22 |
| WIDOWED M | 25 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON042004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263071
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). "Vespra, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/vespra-on042004-1871/.