Gower N, Ontario (1861 census)
Gower N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,576. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.153°N, 75.696°W.
Population
In 1861, Gower N had a population of 2,576: 1,267 male and 1,309 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Gower N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,576 total population, 1,309 females, 1,267 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,219, Male members of the family who are present: 1,185, 929 single females, 912 single males, 349 married females, 336 married males, 272 males attending school, 256 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 90, 84 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 82, 58 adult males unable to read or write, 50 female births, 37 male births, 31 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 2 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 200 single males aged 20 to 30, 195 single females aged 15 to 20, 184 single males aged 10 to 15, 172 single females aged 10 to 15, 163 single females aged 20 to 30, 148 single males aged 15 to 20, 138 females aged 5 to 10, 128 males aged 5 to 10, 106 married females aged 20 to 30, 88 married males aged 30 to 40, 76 married females aged 30 to 40, 66 married males aged 50 to 60, 58 married females aged 50 to 60, 55 married males aged 40 to 50, 52 females aged 1 to 2, 50 married females aged 40 to 50, 49 married males aged 60 to 70, 46 married males aged 20 to 30, 45 males aged 1 to 2, 43 females age 3 to 4, 39 males aged 2 to 3, 38 married females aged 60 to 70, 37 males aged 4 to 5, 35 females aged 2 to 3, 35 males aged 3 to 4, 34 single males aged 30 to 40, 31 married males aged 70 to 80, 29 females aged 4 to 5, 25 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 single females aged 40 to 50, 9 married females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 married females aged 80 to 90, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 single females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 females of unknown age, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,870 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 477 persons originating in Ireland, 64 French Canadians, 64 persons originating in England or Wales, 54 persons originating in Scotland, 45 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $500,680 value farms (dollars), $80,149 value all livestock, 70,879 pounds of homemade butter, 59,266 bushels of potatoes, 49,886 bushels of oats, 42,063 bushels of spring wheat, $40,569 value horses aged over 3 years, 28,392 acres of land in farms, $18,009 value farm implements in dollars, 16,707 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,685 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,013 bushels of peas, 7,429 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,217 acres of farmland under crops, 5,650 bushels of turnips, 4,952 pounds of maple sugar, 4,460 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,966 bushels of winter wheat, 2,525 bushels of corn, 2,302 acres of spring wheat, 2,201 sheep, 2,131 tons of hay, 1,658 acres of oats, 1,578 bushels of buckwheat, 1,206 bushels of carrots, 1,196 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,093 swine, 1,017 milk cows, 976 calves and heifers, 858 barrels of pork, 577 horses aged over 3 years, 512 bushels of barley, 500 acres of peas, 410 barrels of beef, 331 bushels of rye, 306 occupants of farms, 286 horses aged 3 years and under, 215 acres of winter wheat, $169 value garden and orchard crops, 146 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 79 acres of corn, 76 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 73 acres of buckwheat, 61 bulls, oxen, or steers, 57 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 49 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 38 acres of turnips, 37 pounds of hops, 34 pounds of flax or hemp, 24 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 23 acres of barley, 19 acres of rye, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 acres of farmland in gardens, 8 bushels of beans, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 5,909 yards of flannel, $3,555 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,331 yards of fulled cloth, 95 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 15 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067004— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gower-n-on067004-1861/.