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 density was 41.2 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Gwillimbury E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 824 |
| Number of families | 824 |
| Number of females | 2,050 |
| Number of males | 2,093 |
| Number of married females | 737 |
| Number of married males | 731 |
| Number of married persons | 1,468 |
| Number of widowed females | 123 |
| Number of widowed males | 53 |
| Number of widowed persons | 176 |
| POP TOT | 4,143 |
| Total population | 4,143 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,190 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,309 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,499 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 815 |
| Number of occupied houses | 815 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 34 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,117 |
| Acres of potatoes | 491 |
| Acres of wheat | 8,142 |
| BAR BU | 42,111 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 42,111 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 503 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 994 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,763 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 147,537 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 20,434 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 46,394 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 57,708 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,882 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 36,849 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 218,383 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 63,765 |
| BWT BU | 503 |
| CRN BU | 2,763 |
| HAY AC | 4,117 |
| HAY TONS | 4,955 |
| OAT BU | 147,537 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 46,394 |
| POT AC | 491 |
| POT BU | 57,708 |
| RYE BU | 2,882 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,955 |
| WHT AC | 8,142 |
| WHT SP BU | 36,849 |
| WHT WTR BU | 63,765 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,190 |
| C UNMD M | 1,309 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,499 |
| D OCC | 815 |
| FEMALE | 2,050 |
| GRA BU | 994 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 815 |
| H UNINH | 34 |
| MALE | 2,093 |
| MD F | 737 |
| MD M | 731 |
| MD TOT | 1,468 |
| NUMBER CD | 137 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 20,434 |
| TUR BU | 218,383 |
| WID F | 123 |
| WID M | 53 |
| WID TOT | 176 |
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/.