Gower, South, Ontario (1861 census)
Gower, South was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,089. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.019°N, 75.575°W.
Population
In 1861, Gower, South had a population of 1,089: 566 male and 523 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Gower, South shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 140 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,089 total population, 566 males, Male members of the family who are present: 523, 523 females, Female members of the family who are present: 470, 419 single males, 365 single females, 134 married females, 131 married males, 125 females attending school, 125 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 53, Males present who are not members of the family: 43, 24 widowed females, 18 female births, 16 widowed males, 15 male births, 9 adult males unable to read or write, 3 adult females unable to read or write. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 86 females aged 5 to 10, 84 males aged 5 to 10, 80 single females aged 15 to 20, 80 single males aged 10 to 15, 72 single males aged 15 to 20, 68 single females aged 10 to 15, 50 married females aged 20 to 30, 46 single males aged 30 to 40, 44 married males aged 40 to 50, 44 single males aged 20 to 30, 42 married females aged 30 to 40, 41 single females aged 20 to 30, 35 married males aged 20 to 30, 22 females aged 2 to 3, 22 married females aged 40 to 50, 20 females age 3 to 4, 20 males aged 3 to 4, 18 males aged 2 to 3, 18 married males aged 50 to 60, 18 married males aged 60 to 70, 17 males aged 4 to 5, 15 males aged 1 to 2, 14 females aged 1 to 2, 12 married females aged 50 to 60, 10 females aged 4 to 5, 10 married males aged 30 to 40, 8 married females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 males of unknown age, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 females of unknown age, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 773 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 186 persons originating in Ireland, 92 persons originating in the United States, 22 persons originating in Scotland, 15 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $235,308 value farms (dollars), 48,037 pounds of homemade butter, $37,346 value all livestock, 23,245 bushels of oats, 18,812 bushels of spring wheat, 16,877 bushels of potatoes, 15,353 acres of land in farms, $15,260 value horses aged over 3 years, $10,496 value farm implements in dollars, 8,654 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,699 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,767 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,277 pounds of maple sugar, 2,888 acres of farmland under crops, 2,876 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,669 bushels of buckwheat, 2,289 bushels of carrots, 2,199 bushels of peas, 2,066 bushels of corn, 1,895 bushels of barley, 1,815 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,161 acres of spring wheat, 1,155 bushels of rye, $997 value garden and orchard crops, 917 acres of oats, 902 tons of hay, 840 bushels of turnips, 741 sheep, 607 calves and heifers, 563 milk cows, 448 barrels of pork, 418 bushels of winter wheat, 404 swine, 269 horses aged over 3 years, 179 acres of buckwheat, 158 acres of potatoes, 154 occupants of farms, 141 horses aged 3 years and under, 130 barrels of beef, 118 acres of peas, 101 acres of rye, 95 acres of corn, 59 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 52 bulls, oxen, or steers, 44 acres of farmland in gardens, 44 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 36 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 33 acres of barley, 28 acres of winter wheat, 20 pounds of hops, 17 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 11 bushels of beans, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $3,528 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,063 yards of flannel, 635 yards of fulled cloth, 102 carriages for pleasure, 52 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074003— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gower-south-on074003-1861/.