Gordon, Mills, Ontario (1881 census)
Gordon, Mills was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 809. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.828°N, 82.487°W.
Population
In 1881, Gordon, Mills had a population of 809: 429 male and 380 female residents. Population density was 9.4 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Manitoulin, Centre, 1871 (10.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Mills, 1891 (47.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Gordon, 1891 (51.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Gore Bay, Town—Ville, 1891 (1.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Gordon, Mills shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 160 |
| Number of families | 160 |
| Number of females | 380 |
| Number of males | 429 |
| Number of married females | 117 |
| Number of married males | 120 |
| Number of married persons | 237 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| POP TOT | 809 |
| Total population | 809 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 254 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 303 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 557 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 160 |
| Number of occupied houses | 160 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 490 |
| Acres of potatoes | 44 |
| Acres of wheat | 636 |
| BAR BU | 797 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 797 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 279 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,466 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 109 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,778 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,402 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,096 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,745 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 13 |
| BWT BU | 107 |
| CRN BU | 279 |
| HAY AC | 490 |
| HAY TONS | 405 |
| OAT BU | 2,466 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,778 |
| POT AC | 44 |
| POT BU | 6,402 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 405 |
| WHT AC | 636 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,096 |
| WHT WTR BU | 13 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 254 |
| C UNMD M | 303 |
| C UNMD TOT | 557 |
| D OCC | 160 |
| FEMALE | 380 |
| GRA BU | 26 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 160 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 429 |
| MD F | 117 |
| MD M | 120 |
| MD TOT | 237 |
| NUMBER CD | 182 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 109 |
| TUR BU | 3,745 |
| WID F | 9 |
| WID M | 6 |
| WID TOT | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON182009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON182009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Gordon, Mills, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gordon-mills-on182009-1881/.