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 density was 27.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 863 |
| 1861 | 1,089 |
| 1871 | 1,023 |
| 1881 | 1,022 |
| 1891 | 960 |
| 1901 | 868 |
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 193 |
| Number of families | 193 |
| Number of females | 480 |
| Number of males | 542 |
| Number of married females | 160 |
| Number of married males | 161 |
| Number of married persons | 321 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP TOT | 1,022 |
| Total population | 1,022 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 295 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 367 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 662 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 192 |
| Number of occupied houses | 192 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,050 |
| Acres of potatoes | 263 |
| Acres of wheat | 304 |
| BAR BU | 2,598 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,598 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,806 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 93 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,119 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 53,233 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,816 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 998 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,363 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 7,110 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,666 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,266 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 580 |
| BWT BU | 2,806 |
| CRN BU | 4,119 |
| HAY AC | 2,050 |
| HAY TONS | 1,859 |
| OAT BU | 53,233 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 998 |
| POT AC | 263 |
| POT BU | 27,363 |
| RYE BU | 7,110 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,859 |
| WHT AC | 304 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,666 |
| WHT WTR BU | 580 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 295 |
| C UNMD M | 367 |
| C UNMD TOT | 662 |
| D OCC | 192 |
| FEMALE | 480 |
| GRA BU | 93 |
| H INHAB | 192 |
| H UNINH | 11 |
| MALE | 542 |
| MD F | 160 |
| MD M | 161 |
| MD TOT | 321 |
| NUMBER CD | 107 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,816 |
| TUR BU | 3,266 |
| WID F | 25 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON107007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON082002— 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/.