Gwillimbury E, Ontario (1851 census)
Gwillimbury E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,208. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q483424. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.136°N, 79.410°W.
Population
In 1851, Gwillimbury E had a population of 3,208: 1,672 male and 1,536 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,208 |
| 1871 | 3,934 |
| 1881 | 4,143 |
| 1911 | 3,369 |
| 1921 | 3,140 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Holland Landing, VL, 1861 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Gwillimbury E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,208 total population, 1,672 males, 1,536 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,535, Female members of the family who are present: 1,446, 1,136 single males, 993 single females, 539 families, 513 married males, 512 married females, 272 males attending school, 246 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 137, Females present who are not members of the family: 90, 49 female births, 43 male births, 31 widowed females, 23 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 9, Female members of the family who are absent: 4, 2 persons at sea, 1 blind males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 244 males aged 5 to 10, 226 females aged 5 to 10, 217 single males aged 10 to 15, 201 single females aged 10 to 15, 186 single males aged 15 to 20, 181 single females aged 15 to 20, 165 single males aged 20 to 30, 160 married females aged 20 to 30, 156 married females aged 30 to 40, 153 married males aged 30 to 40, 130 married males aged 40 to 50, 108 married males aged 20 to 30, 98 married females aged 40 to 50, 76 single females aged 20 to 30, 73 married males aged 50 to 60, 67 females under age 1, 66 females aged 1 to 2, 64 males aged 2 to 3, 56 males aged 4 to 5, 56 males under age 1, 53 females age 3 to 4, 52 males aged 1 to 2, 45 females aged 4 to 5, 44 married females aged 50 to 60, 43 females aged 2 to 3, 42 males aged 3 to 4, 34 single males aged 30 to 40, 27 married males aged 60 to 70, 21 married females aged 15 to 20, 19 married males aged 70 to 80, 17 married females aged 60 to 70, 16 married females aged 70 to 80, 13 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 females of unknown age, 1 males of unknown age, 1 single males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,043 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 427 persons originating in Ireland, 384 persons originating in England or Wales, 216 persons originating in the United States, 97 persons originating in Scotland, 28 persons originating in New Brunswick, 14 male negroes or coloured persons, 12 female negroes or coloured persons, 6 persons originating in all other places, 5 French Canadians. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 74,450 bushels of oats, 71,705 bushels of wheat, 68,900 pounds of homemade butter, 44,475 bushels of turnips, 36,307 acres of land in farms, 34,627 pounds of maple sugar, 21,222 bushels of potatoes, 20,891 bushels of peas, 20,188 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,119 acres of farmland under cultivation, 15,369 gallons of cider, 11,893 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 11,788 pounds of wool produced on farms, 10,791 acres of farmland under crops, 5,018 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,207 sheep, 3,978 bushels of barley, 3,958 acres of wheat, 2,976 swine, 2,713 bushels of corn, 2,519 acres of oats, 2,202 tons of hay, 1,802 barrels of pork, 1,315 milk cows, 1,173 acres of peas, 1,051 horses, 836 calves and heifers, 685 bushels of buckwheat, 634 bulls, oxen, or steers, 464 pounds of hops, 458 bushels of carrots, 380 barrels of beef, 327 occupants of farms, 314 acres of potatoes, 310 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 250 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 206 acres of turnips, 151 acres of barley, 130 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 111 acres of corn, 69 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 64 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 60 bushels of rye, 58 acres of buckwheat, 48 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 22 bushels of beans, 19 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of rye, 3 pounds of tobacco. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 6,017 yards of flannel, 2,719 yards of fulled cloth, $400 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 6 employees in saw mills, 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills powered by water, 3 saw mills reporting annual production, 3 saw mills returning capital. 350,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 34 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 20, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 8, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among females over 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON042008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q483424
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Gwillimbury
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Gwillimbury
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). "Gwillimbury E, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gwillimbury-e-on042008-1851/.