Gower S, Ontario (1911 census)
Gower S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 748. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.019°N, 75.575°W.
Population
In 1911, Gower S had a population of 748: 383 male and 365 female residents. Population density was 22.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,023 |
| 1881 | 1,022 |
| 1891 | 960 |
| 1911 | 748 |
| 1921 | 746 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Gower S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 21,200 area in acres, 748 total population, 383 males in the population, 365 females in the population, 220 single (never-married) males, 204 single (never-married) females, 177 families, 148 married males, 144 married females, 33.13 area in square miles, 22.58 population per square mile, 19 females with marital status not given, 17 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 7 males with marital status not given. 868 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 401 persons of British origin (Irish), 124 persons of French origin, 89 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 66 persons of British origin (English), 42 persons of German origin, 15 persons of British origin (other), 11 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 260 Presbyterians, 148 Roman Catholics, 147 Methodists, 115 Anglicans (Church of England), 73 Baptists, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Congregationalists, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 177 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON071003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113003_1911— 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 1911 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 S, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gower-s-on071003-1911/.