Gwillimbury E, Ontario (1871 census)
Gwillimbury E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,934. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q483424. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.137°N, 79.407°W.
Population
In 1871, Gwillimbury E had a population of 3,934: 1,966 male and 1,968 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Gwillimbury E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 3,934 total population, 1,968 females, 1,966 males, 1,349 married persons, 758 families, 679 married females, 670 married males, 129 widowed persons, 94 widowed females, 35 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,456 single persons under 18, 1,261 single males under 18, 1,195 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 754 occupied houses, 751 inhabited houses, 23 uninhabited houses, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 63,290 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON043005— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gwillimbury-e-on043005-1871/.