Gower, South, Ontario (1851 census)
Gower, South was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 863. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.019°N, 75.575°W.
Population
In 1851, Gower, South had a population of 863: 429 male and 434 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 863 |
| 1861 | 1,089 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Gower, South shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 143 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 863 total population, 434 females, 429 males, Female members of the family who are present: 385, Male members of the family who are present: 358, 287 single males, 286 single females, 143 families, 135 married males, 133 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 71, 69 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 49, 40 females attending school, Male members of the family who are present: 19, 15 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 11, 11 male births, 7 widowed males, 6 female births, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 67 males aged 5 to 10, 64 single females aged 10 to 15, 61 females aged 5 to 10, 58 single females aged 15 to 20, 56 single males aged 10 to 15, 49 single males aged 15 to 20, 46 single males aged 20 to 30, 44 married females aged 20 to 30, 32 married males aged 50 to 60, 31 married males aged 30 to 40, 30 married females aged 30 to 40, 30 married males aged 20 to 30, 28 married males aged 40 to 50, 26 females aged 1 to 2, 26 single females aged 20 to 30, 25 married females aged 50 to 60, 22 married females aged 40 to 50, 17 females age 3 to 4, 17 males aged 2 to 3, 14 males aged 1 to 2, 13 females aged 2 to 3, 11 females aged 4 to 5, 10 males aged 3 to 4, 10 males under age 1, 9 married males aged 60 to 70, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 females under age 1, 6 males aged 4 to 5, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 619 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 155 persons originating in Ireland, 36 persons originating in Scotland, 30 persons originating in the United States, 23 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 34,950 pounds of homemade butter, 14,054 bushels of oats, 13,329 acres of land in farms, 9,207 bushels of potatoes, 8,592 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,725 bushels of wheat, 4,737 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,058 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,645 bushels of corn, 2,365 acres of farmland under crops, 2,315 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,243 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,964 bushels of rye, 1,475 bushels of buckwheat, 1,431 bushels of peas, 1,116 sheep, 820 pounds of maple sugar, 772 tons of hay, 676 acres of oats, 580 bushels of turnips, 540 acres of wheat, 465 bushels of barley, 418 milk cows, 384 swine, 285 calves and heifers, 277 barrels of pork, 253 bulls, oxen, or steers, 234 horses, 178 acres of rye, 141 acres of corn, 137 acres of potatoes, 121 acres of buckwheat, 117 occupants of farms, 104 acres of peas, 81 bushels of carrots, 78 barrels of beef, 57 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 48 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 37 bushels of beans, 37 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 31 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 26 acres of barley, 22 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 16 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,941 yards of flannel, 974 yards of fulled cloth, $350 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 26 yards of linen, 5 employees in saw mills, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills not reporting, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills returning capital. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 9 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON012003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON074003— 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 1851 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, South, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gower-south-on012003-1851/.