Vespra, Ontario (1891 census)
Vespra was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,022. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263071. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.428°N, 79.784°W.
Population
In 1891, Vespra had a population of 3,022: 1,639 male and 1,383 female residents.
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 1891
In the 1891 census, Vespra shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,022 total population, 1,639 males, 1,383 females, 926 married persons, 549 families, 465 married males, 461 married females, 86 widowed persons, 48 widowed females, 38 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,010 single persons under 18, 1,136 single males under 18, 874 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,021 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 530 occupied houses, 523 houses, 471 houses built of wood, 291 houses of 1 story, 231 houses of 2 stories, 230 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 101 houses of 4 rooms, 83 houses of 3 rooms, 64 houses of 5 rooms, 51 houses built of brick, 40 uninhabited houses, 26 houses of 2 rooms, 11 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 7 houses of 1 room, 4 houses under construction, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of more than 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 125,086 pounds of homemade butter, 94,072 bushels of turnips, 88,593 bushels of oats, 51,382 bushels of winter wheat, 50,267 bushels of potatoes, 46,252 acres of land in farms, 40,322 bushels of peas, 28,240 bushels of barley, 27,383 acres of improved land in farms, 21,864 acres of farmland under crops, 18,869 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,550 chickens, 9,385 bushels of spring wheat, 6,783 tons of hay, 6,298 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,022 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,989 acres of hay crops, 4,007 acres of wheat, 3,998 bushels of rye, 3,477 acres of oats, 2,075 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,833 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,802 other cattle, 1,695 swine, 1,683 bushels of corn, 1,675 sheep, 1,344 acres of barley, 1,268 milk cows, 1,037 horses aged over 3 years, 861 sheep slaughtered or sold, 751 cattle killed or sold, 497 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 487 occupants of farms, 482 acres of potatoes, 441 geese, 437 horses aged 3 years and under, 399 farm occupants who own their land, 336 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 261 turkeys, 246 acres of turnips, 241 bushels of buckwheat, 191 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 187 ducks, 130 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 111 bushels of beans, 110 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 87 farm occupants who rent their land, 78 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 74 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 47 other fowl, 34 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 19 oxen, Capacity of silos (tons): 10, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118008— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/vespra-on118008-1891/.