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 density was 27.0 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Vespra shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 179 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 549 |
| Number of families | 549 |
| Number of females | 1,383 |
| Number of males | 1,639 |
| Number of married females | 461 |
| Number of married males | 465 |
| Number of married persons | 926 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 86 |
| POP F | 1,383 |
| POP M | 1,639 |
| POP TOT | 3,022 |
| Total population | 3,022 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 874 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,136 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,010 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,021 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses | 523 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 51 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 471 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 291 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 231 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 101 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 230 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 530 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,344 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 497 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,022 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 18,869 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 21,864 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,989 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 27,383 |
| Acres of land in farms | 46,252 |
| Acres of oats | 3,477 |
| Acres of potatoes | 482 |
| Acres of turnips | 246 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,007 |
| BAR AC | 1,344 |
| BAR BU | 28,240 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 28,240 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 111 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 241 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 336 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,683 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 88,593 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 40,322 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 50,267 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,998 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9,385 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 94,072 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 51,382 |
| BWT BU | 241 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 10 |
| CRN BU | 1,683 |
| HAY AC | 4,989 |
| HAY TONS | 6,783 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 751 |
| Number of chickens | 12,550 |
| Number of ducks | 187 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 399 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 87 |
| Number of geese | 441 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 437 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,037 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,268 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 487 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,802 |
| Number of other fowl | 47 |
| Number of oxen | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 78 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 110 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 191 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 74 |
| Number of sheep | 1,675 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 861 |
| Number of swine | 1,695 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,833 |
| Number of turkeys | 261 |
| OAT AC | 3,477 |
| OAT BU | 88,593 |
| PEA BU | 40,322 |
| POT AC | 482 |
| POT BU | 50,267 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 130 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,298 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,075 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 125,086 |
| RYE BU | 3,998 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,783 |
| WHT AC | 4,007 |
| WHT FALL BU | 51,382 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,385 |
Other recorded variables (72 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 78 |
| A 11 50 | 110 |
| A 201 PL | 34 |
| A 51 100 | 191 |
| BEN BU | 111 |
| BUTTER LB | 125,086 |
| CATTLE KS | 751 |
| CHEESE LB | 130 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 874 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,136 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,010 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,298 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 437 |
| DUCKS | 187 |
| FAMILIES | 549 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,075 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 441 |
| GRA BU | 336 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 12,550 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,037 |
| HOUSES | 523 |
| HOUSES B | 51 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 64 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 101 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 291 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 230 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 83 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 231 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 40 |
| HOUSES W | 471 |
| INF 11 A | 74 |
| MD FEM | 461 |
| MD MALE | 465 |
| MD TOT | 926 |
| MILK COWS | 1,268 |
| NAME CD | Simcoe, North-Nord |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 87 |
| OC P | 399 |
| OC TOT | 487 |
| OTHER FOWL | 47 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,802 |
| OTHERS | 3,022 |
| SHEEP | 1,675 |
| SHEEP KS | 861 |
| SILOS | 10 |
| SUP AM | 27,383 |
| SUP FOR | 18,869 |
| SUP JV | 497 |
| SUP PAT | 5,022 |
| SUP SC | 21,864 |
| SUP TOT | 46,252 |
| SWINE | 1,695 |
| SWINE KS | 1,833 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 530 |
| TUR AC | 246 |
| TUR BU | 94,072 |
| TURKEY | 261 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 7 |
| WID FEM | 48 |
| WID MALE | 38 |
| WID TOT | 86 |
| WORKING OX | 19 |
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/.