Gower S, Ontario (1881 census)
Gower S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,022. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.019°N, 75.575°W.
Population
In 1881, Gower S had a population of 1,022: 542 male and 480 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Gower S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,022 total population, 542 males, 480 females, 321 married persons, 193 families, 161 married males, 160 married females, 39 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 14 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 662 single persons under 18, 367 single males under 18, 295 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 192 inhabited houses, 192 occupied houses, 11 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 53,233 bushels of oats, 27,363 bushels of potatoes, 7,110 bushels of rye, 4,119 bushels of corn, 3,266 bushels of turnips, 2,806 bushels of buckwheat, 2,598 bushels of barley, 2,050 acres of hay crops, 1,859 tons of hay, 1,816 bushels of other root crops, 1,666 bushels of spring wheat, 998 bushels of peas and beans, 580 bushels of winter wheat, 304 acres of wheat, 263 acres of potatoes, 93 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,022 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON107007— 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 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 S, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gower-s-on107007-1881/.