Gwillimbury, East—Est, Ontario (1891 census)
Gwillimbury, East—Est was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,844. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.136°N, 79.410°W.
Population
In 1891, Gwillimbury, East—Est had a population of 3,844: 1,930 male and 1,914 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 3,844 |
| 1901 | 3,570 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Gwillimbury, East—Est shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,844 total population, 1,930 males, 1,914 females, 1,345 married persons, 788 families, 673 married males, 672 married females, 177 widowed persons, 132 widowed females, 45 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,322 single persons under 18, 1,212 single males under 18, 1,110 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,842 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 779 houses, 779 occupied houses, 667 houses built of wood, 558 houses of 2 stories, 445 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 221 houses of 1 story, 110 houses built of brick, 85 houses of 4 rooms, 77 houses of 5 rooms, 60 houses of 3 rooms, 53 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 50 houses of 2 rooms, 22 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 218,984 bushels of turnips, 178,441 bushels of oats, 148,157 pounds of homemade butter, 54,967 bushels of potatoes, 53,432 acres of land in farms, 49,382 bushels of barley, 46,296 bushels of peas, 42,014 acres of improved land in farms, 37,223 bushels of winter wheat, 34,831 bushels of spring wheat, 33,908 acres of farmland under crops, 19,718 chickens, 11,418 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,902 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 8,028 acres of oats, 7,325 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,942 tons of hay, 5,754 acres of wheat, 5,475 swine slaughtered or sold, 5,024 acres of hay crops, 3,955 swine, 3,817 bushels of rye, 2,693 acres of barley, 2,605 sheep, 2,569 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,545 other cattle, 1,700 milk cows, 1,660 horses aged over 3 years, 1,582 bushels of corn, 1,387 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,275 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,216 geese, 1,028 cattle killed or sold, 964 turkeys, 852 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 781 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 754 occupants of farms, 705 horses aged 3 years and under, 623 bushels of buckwheat, 589 acres of turnips, 524 ducks, 518 farm occupants who own their land, 489 acres of potatoes, 295 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 259 bushels of beans, 231 farm occupants who rent their land, 182 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 154 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 86 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 82 other fowl, 37 persons living on farms over 200 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 16, 11 oxen, 5 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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, East—Est, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gwillimbury-east-est-on132004-1891/.