Gower N, Ontario (1851 census)
Gower N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,777. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.153°N, 75.696°W.
Population
In 1851, Gower N had a population of 1,777: 910 male and 867 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,777 |
| 1861 | 2,576 |
| 1871 | 2,532 |
| 1881 | 2,481 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Gower N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 148 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,777 total population, 910 males, 867 females, Male members of the family who are present: 854, Female members of the family who are present: 820, 619 single males, 559 single females, 285 married males, 283 families, 281 married females, 204 males attending school, 149 females attending school, 60 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 56, Females present who are not members of the family: 47, 46 female births, 27 widowed females, Male members of the family who are present: 26, Female members of the family who are absent: 12, 6 widowed males, 5 lunatic females, 4 lunatic males, 2 blind males, 2 persons at sea, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 129 females aged 5 to 10, 123 males aged 5 to 10, 119 single males aged 10 to 15, 113 married females aged 20 to 30, 110 single females aged 10 to 15, 101 single females aged 15 to 20, 100 single males aged 15 to 20, 89 married males aged 20 to 30, 83 single males aged 20 to 30, 81 married males aged 30 to 40, 75 married females aged 30 to 40, 59 males under age 1, 54 married males aged 40 to 50, 45 females under age 1, 43 married females aged 40 to 50, 40 married males aged 50 to 60, 39 males aged 1 to 2, 37 females age 3 to 4, 36 females aged 2 to 3, 34 females aged 1 to 2, 34 females aged 4 to 5, 32 males aged 4 to 5, 31 males aged 2 to 3, 28 single females aged 20 to 30, 26 males aged 3 to 4, 24 married females aged 50 to 60, 15 married females aged 15 to 20, 15 married males aged 60 to 70, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,053 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 482 persons originating in Ireland, 129 French Canadians, 52 persons originating in Scotland, 28 persons originating in the United States, 27 persons originating in England or Wales, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in France. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 36,613 pounds of homemade butter, 30,192 bushels of potatoes, 24,939 bushels of oats, 23,742 acres of land in farms, 18,229 bushels of wheat, 15,943 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,799 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,613 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,754 acres of farmland under crops, 3,856 pounds of maple sugar, 3,371 bushels of peas, 2,583 bushels of corn, 2,171 sheep, 2,028 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,628 tons of hay, 1,388 bushels of turnips, 1,288 acres of wheat, 1,213 barrels of pork, 1,074 bushels of buckwheat, 991 acres of oats, 914 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 823 swine, 742 milk cows, 578 calves and heifers, 453 bushels of barley, 390 barrels of beef, 382 horses, 348 acres of potatoes, 299 bulls, oxen, or steers, 276 bushels of rye, 254 acres of peas, 246 occupants of farms, 132 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 110 acres of corn, 66 acres of buckwheat, 50 pounds of tobacco, 44 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 40 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 30 pounds of flax or hemp, 23 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 21 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 19 acres of rye, 17 acres of barley, 17 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 13 acres of turnips, 8 bushels of beans, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 bushels of carrots, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 4,145 yards of flannel, 1,832 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 9 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON004004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108002— 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 1851 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). "Gower N, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gower-n-on004004-1851/.