Gower S, Ontario (1891 census)
Gower S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 960. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.019°N, 75.575°W.
Population
In 1891, Gower S had a population of 960: 491 male and 469 female residents.
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 1891
In the 1891 census, Gower S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 960 total population, 491 males, 469 females, 355 married persons, 196 families, 178 married males, 177 married females, 45 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 560 single persons under 18, 300 single males under 18, 260 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 841 persons who are not French Canadian, 119 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 194 occupied houses, 193 houses, 180 houses of 1 story, 155 houses built of wood, 95 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 30 houses of 4 rooms, 29 houses built of stone, 27 houses of 3 rooms, 21 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 2 rooms, 13 houses of 2 stories, 10 uninhabited houses, 9 houses built of brick, 3 houses of 1 room, 3 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 53,605 pounds of homemade butter, 37,900 bushels of oats, 26,029 bushels of potatoes, 19,818 acres of land in farms, 14,409 acres of improved land in farms, 9,532 acres of farmland under crops, 7,635 bushels of buckwheat, 5,630 chickens, 5,409 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,761 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,356 bushels of corn, 3,411 bushels of turnips, 2,972 acres of hay crops, 2,708 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,697 tons of hay, 2,695 acres of oats, 1,988 bushels of rye, 1,735 bushels of barley, 1,461 bushels of spring wheat, 1,069 milk cows, 754 bushels of peas, 644 swine slaughtered or sold, 639 other cattle, 587 sheep, 479 swine, 401 horses aged over 3 years, 390 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 365 sheep slaughtered or sold, 257 acres of potatoes, 214 acres of wheat, 204 occupants of farms, 198 cattle killed or sold, 195 geese, 184 turkeys, 183 farm occupants who own their land, 149 horses aged 3 years and under, 133 bushels of beans, 132 acres of barley, 132 ducks, 116 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 68 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 53 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 48 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 44 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 28 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 21 farm occupants who rent their land, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 acres of turnips, 4 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON085002— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gower-s-on085002-1891/.