Gwillimbury E, Ontario (1881 census)
Gwillimbury E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,143. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q483424. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.137°N, 79.407°W.
Population
In 1881, Gwillimbury E had a population of 4,143: 2,093 male and 2,050 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Gwillimbury E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,143 total population, 2,093 males, 2,050 females, 1,468 married persons, 824 families, 737 married females, 731 married males, 176 widowed persons, 123 widowed females, 53 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,499 single persons under 18, 1,309 single males under 18, 1,190 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 815 inhabited houses, 815 occupied houses, 34 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 218,383 bushels of turnips, 147,537 bushels of oats, 63,765 bushels of winter wheat, 57,708 bushels of potatoes, 46,394 bushels of peas and beans, 42,111 bushels of barley, 36,849 bushels of spring wheat, 20,434 bushels of other root crops, 8,142 acres of wheat, 4,955 tons of hay, 4,117 acres of hay crops, 2,882 bushels of rye, 2,763 bushels of corn, 994 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 503 bushels of buckwheat, 491 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,148 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON137006— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gwillimbury-e-on137006-1881/.