Gwillimbury E, Ontario (1911 census)
Gwillimbury E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,369. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q483424. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.136°N, 79.410°W.
Population
In 1911, Gwillimbury E had a population of 3,369: 1,690 male and 1,679 female residents. Population density was 37.2 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Gwillimbury E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 57,996 area in acres, 3,369 total population, 1,690 males in the population, 1,679 females in the population, 957 single (never-married) males, 865 single (never-married) females, 807 families, 678 married females, 678 married males, 125 widowed females, 90.62 area in square miles, 41 widowed males, 37.18 population per square mile, 12 males with marital status not given, 10 females with marital status not given, 2 legally separated males, 1 legally separated females. 3,570 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 2,106 persons of British origin (English), 566 persons of British origin (Irish), 328 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 213 persons of Dutch origin, 56 persons of French origin, 51 persons of German origin, 33 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of Swiss origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,771 Methodists, 672 Presbyterians, 381 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 231 Anglicans (Church of England), 132 Roman Catholics, 69 Mennonites, 32 Baptists, 32 Friends (Quakers), 27 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 14 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 12 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 7 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 776 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON137002— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gwillimbury-e-on137002-1911/.