Gower N, Ontario (1881 census)
Gower N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,481. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.153°N, 75.696°W.
Population
In 1881, Gower N had a population of 2,481: 1,266 male and 1,215 female residents. Population density was 41.4 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Gower N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 487 |
| Number of families | 487 |
| Number of females | 1,215 |
| Number of males | 1,266 |
| Number of married females | 401 |
| Number of married males | 401 |
| Number of married persons | 802 |
| Number of widowed females | 60 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 85 |
| POP TOT | 2,481 |
| Total population | 2,481 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 754 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 840 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,594 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 485 |
| Number of occupied houses | 485 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 38 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,696 |
| Acres of potatoes | 506 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,629 |
| BAR BU | 12,170 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 12,170 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,174 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 56 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,424 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 153,346 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 28,845 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 7,683 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 60,159 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4,828 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11,171 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 18,424 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 603 |
| BWT BU | 2,174 |
| CRN BU | 3,424 |
| HAY AC | 3,696 |
| HAY TONS | 4,239 |
| OAT BU | 153,346 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 7,683 |
| POT AC | 506 |
| POT BU | 60,159 |
| RYE BU | 4,828 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,239 |
| WHT AC | 1,629 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,171 |
| WHT WTR BU | 603 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 754 |
| C UNMD M | 840 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,594 |
| D OCC | 485 |
| FEMALE | 1,215 |
| GRA BU | 56 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 485 |
| H UNINH | 38 |
| MALE | 1,266 |
| MD F | 401 |
| MD M | 401 |
| MD TOT | 802 |
| NUMBER CD | 108 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 28,845 |
| TUR BU | 18,424 |
| WID F | 60 |
| WID M | 25 |
| WID TOT | 85 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108002— 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 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). "Gower N, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gower-n-on108002-1881/.