Vespra, Ontario (1881 census)
Vespra was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,879. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263071. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.428°N, 79.784°W.
Population
In 1881, Vespra had a population of 2,879: 1,555 male and 1,324 female residents. Population density was 25.7 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Vespra shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 535 |
| Number of families | 535 |
| Number of females | 1,324 |
| Number of males | 1,555 |
| Number of married females | 460 |
| Number of married males | 459 |
| Number of married persons | 919 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 67 |
| POP TOT | 2,879 |
| Total population | 2,879 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 823 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,070 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,893 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 529 |
| Number of occupied houses | 531 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 67 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,027 |
| Acres of potatoes | 374 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,527 |
| BAR BU | 16,931 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 16,931 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 73 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 201 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,017 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 71,887 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 9,775 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 34,905 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 49,842 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,349 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9,328 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 71,361 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 36,366 |
| BWT BU | 73 |
| CRN BU | 1,017 |
| HAY AC | 4,027 |
| HAY TONS | 4,899 |
| OAT BU | 71,887 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 34,905 |
| POT AC | 374 |
| POT BU | 49,842 |
| RYE BU | 1,349 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,899 |
| WHT AC | 3,527 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,328 |
| WHT WTR BU | 36,366 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 823 |
| C UNMD M | 1,070 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,893 |
| D OCC | 531 |
| FEMALE | 1,324 |
| GRA BU | 201 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 529 |
| H UNINH | 67 |
| MALE | 1,555 |
| MD F | 460 |
| MD M | 459 |
| MD TOT | 919 |
| NUMBER CD | 139 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 9,775 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 71,361 |
| WID F | 41 |
| WID M | 26 |
| WID TOT | 67 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON139005— 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 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). "Vespra, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/vespra-on139005-1881/.