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 density was 39.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,934 |
| 1881 | 4,143 |
| 1891 | 3,844 |
| 1901 | 3,570 |
| 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 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 758 |
| Number of females | 1,968 |
| Number of males | 1,966 |
| Number of married females | 679 |
| Number of married males | 670 |
| Number of married persons | 1,349 |
| Number of widowed females | 94 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 129 |
| Total population | 3,934 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,195 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,261 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,456 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 751 |
| Number of occupied houses | 754 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 47,486 |
| BWT BU | 271 |
| CRN BU | 1,006 |
| HAY AC | 3,648 |
| HAY TONS | 4,974 |
| OAT BU | 99,809 |
| PEA BU | 34,019 |
| POT AC | 466 |
| POT BU | 50,213 |
| RYE BU | 393 |
| Total area (acres) | 63,290 |
| WHT SP BU | 34,879 |
| WHT WTR BU | 33,969 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4,684 |
| AREA | 63,290 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 99 |
| CD | 43 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 758 |
| FEMALE | 1,968 |
| GRA BU | 548 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 754 |
| INHABITED | 751 |
| MALE | 1,966 |
| MARRIED F | 679 |
| MARRIED M | 670 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,349 |
| POPULATION | 3,934 |
| ROOT BU | 11,457 |
| SHANTIES | 3 |
| SINGLE F | 1,195 |
| SINGLE M | 1,261 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,456 |
| TUR BU | 198,921 |
| UNINHABITED | 23 |
| WIDOWED F | 94 |
| WIDOWED M | 35 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 129 |
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/.