Gower N, Ontario (1871 census)
Gower N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,532. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.153°N, 75.696°W.
Population
In 1871, Gower N had a population of 2,532: 1,291 male and 1,241 female residents. Population density was 42.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,777 |
| 1861 | 2,576 |
| 1871 | 2,532 |
| 1881 | 2,481 |
| 1891 | 2,383 |
| 1901 | 2,235 |
| 1911 | 1,923 |
| 1921 | 1,847 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Gower N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 449 |
| Number of females | 1,241 |
| Number of males | 1,291 |
| Number of married females | 392 |
| Number of married males | 394 |
| Number of married persons | 786 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| Total population | 2,532 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 804 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 883 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,687 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 447 |
| Number of occupied houses | 447 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 5,082 |
| BWT BU | 818 |
| CRN BU | 1,387 |
| HAY AC | 3,202 |
| HAY TONS | 3,540 |
| OAT BU | 59,559 |
| PEA BU | 7,569 |
| POT AC | 627 |
| POT BU | 82,205 |
| RYE BU | 250 |
| Total area (acres) | 35,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 20,931 |
| WHT WTR BU | 496 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,697 |
| AREA | 35,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 12 |
| BEN BU | 210 |
| CD | 78 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 449 |
| FEMALE | 1,241 |
| GRA BU | 45 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 447 |
| INHABITED | 447 |
| MALE | 1,291 |
| MARRIED F | 392 |
| MARRIED M | 394 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 786 |
| POPULATION | 2,532 |
| ROOT BU | 8,246 |
| SINGLE F | 804 |
| SINGLE M | 883 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,687 |
| TUR BU | 2,602 |
| UNINHABITED | 13 |
| WIDOWED F | 45 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 59 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON078002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105004— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gower-n-on078002-1871/.