Vespra, Ontario (1911 census)
Vespra was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,596. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263071. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.428°N, 79.784°W.
Population
In 1911, Vespra had a population of 2,596: 1,362 male and 1,234 female residents. Population density was 23.2 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Vespra shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,830 |
| POP F | 1,234 |
| POP M | 1,362 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 23.71 |
| POP TOT | 2,596 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 598 |
| AREA ACRES | 70,074 |
| AREA SQ MI | 109.49 |
| BAPTISTS | 82 |
| BRETHREN | 39 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,187 |
| BRIT IRISH | 798 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 483 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 6 |
| CHRISTIANS | 15 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 59 |
| DISCIPLES | 3 |
| DUTCH | 47 |
| DWELLINGS | 565 |
| F MARRIED | 467 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| F SINGLE | 704 |
| F WIDOWED | 60 |
| FAMILIES | 567 |
| FRENCH | 16 |
| GERMAN | 31 |
| ITALIAN | 10 |
| LUTHERANS | 3 |
| M MARRIED | 477 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 16 |
| M SINGLE | 829 |
| M WIDOWED | 40 |
| METHODISTS | 896 |
| NEGRO | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 543 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 331 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 21 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 12 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON120005— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/vespra-on120005-1911/.