Gwillimbury N, Ontario (1851 census)
Gwillimbury N was a census subdivision in York County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,176. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.302°N, 79.440°W.
Population
In 1851, Gwillimbury N had a population of 1,176: 598 male and 578 female residents. Population density was 10.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,176 |
| 1861 | 1,842 |
| 1871 | 2,304 |
| 1881 | 2,151 |
| 1891 | 1,990 |
| 1901 | 1,827 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Gwillimbury N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 329 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 190 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 4 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 561 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 17 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 572 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 10 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 26 |
| Number of blind males | 1 |
| Number of families | 190 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 20 |
| Number of females | 578 |
| Number of females attending school | 85 |
| Number of lunatic females | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 14 |
| Number of males | 598 |
| Number of males attending school | 116 |
| Number of married females | 189 |
| Number of married males | 189 |
| Number of single females | 370 |
| Number of single males | 405 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| POP | 1,176 |
| POP FX N.1 | 578 |
| POP MX N.1 | 598 |
| POP XX N.1 | 1,176 |
| Total population | 1,176 |
Age structure (45 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 17 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 23 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 23 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 27 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 90 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 29 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 16 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 27 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 14 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 22 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 98 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 31 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 10 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 72 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 49 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 31 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 21 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 45 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 65 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 33 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 20 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 21 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 73 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 71 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 16 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 88 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 53 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 43 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 9 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 867 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 5 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 103 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 92 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 15 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 27 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 67 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 16 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 31 |
| Acres of corn | 56 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 146 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,273 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 928 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,124 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 14,543 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,471 |
| Acres of oats | 882 |
| Acres of peas | 449 |
| Acres of potatoes | 90 |
| Acres of rye | 6 |
| Acres of turnips | 47 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,614 |
| BAR AC | 16 |
| BAR BU | 366 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 4,690 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 1,145 |
| BEEF BAR | 4,690 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 366 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 656 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,575 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 32,230 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 8,660 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,294 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 160 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 16,170 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 26,803 |
| BWT AC | 31 |
| BWT BU | 656 |
| CRN AC | 56 |
| CRN BU | 1,575 |
| Gallons of cider produced in the past year | 3,884 |
| HAY TONS | 706 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 381 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 400 |
| Number of horses | 359 |
| Number of milk cows | 483 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 156 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 18 |
| Number of sheep | 1,626 |
| Number of swine | 1,086 |
| OAT AC | 882 |
| OAT BU | 32,230 |
| PEA AC | 449 |
| PEA BU | 8,660 |
| PORK BAR | 1,145 |
| POT AC | 90 |
| POT BU | 7,294 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,040 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 23,167 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 11,160 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,753 |
| RYE AC | 6 |
| RYE BU | 160 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 706 |
| WHT AC | 1,614 |
| WHT BU | 26,803 |
| WOOL LBS | 4,753 |
Manufacturing & industry (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production | 20 |
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | 3,000 |
| Feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production | 2,000 |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 1,063,470 |
| Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs | 1,050 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | 1,250 |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | 2 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 5 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 18 |
| Number of grist mills | 2 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 2 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting weekly production | 1 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 2 |
| Number of saw mills | 15 |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 14 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 7 |
| Number of saw mills reporting daily production | 2 |
| Number of saw mills reporting production by number of logs | 3 |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 3 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 8 |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | 20,000 |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | 135 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 5,300 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 2,375 |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | 10,000 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 2,597 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 1,090 |
Deaths & mortality (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 2 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 4 |
Other recorded variables (144 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 23,167 |
| BEN BU | 20 |
| BOV | 381 |
| C H | 400 |
| C LBS | 3,040 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 2 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 598 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 578 |
| C03 GM WATER | 2 |
| C03 TOTAL | 1,176 |
| C04 GM NO YEAR | 1 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 572 |
| C05 GM BARRELS YEAR | 3,000 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 561 |
| C06 GM NO WEEK | 1 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 26 |
| C07 GM BARRELS WEEK | 20 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 17 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 10 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 4 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 14 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 2 |
| C125 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN F | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 189 |
| C127 S MALE | 405 |
| C128 WID MALE | 4 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 598 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 20 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 5,300 |
| C130 MD FEM | 189 |
| C131 S FEM | 370 |
| C132 WID FEM | 19 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 578 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 1,176 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 2 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 2 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 4 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 5 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 31 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 116 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 85 |
| C147 BLIND M | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 29 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 1 |
| C16 SM NO | 15 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 1 |
| C17 SM STEAM | 1 |
| C18 SM WATER | 14 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 16 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 7 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 23 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 1,063,470 |
| C21 SM NO DAY | 2 |
| C22 SM FEET DAY | 2,000 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 27 |
| C23 SM LOGS NO | 3 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 23 |
| C24 SM NO LOGS | 1,050 |
| C26 SM ANNUAL NO | 3 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 14 |
| C27 SM ANNUAL P | 135 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 17 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 8 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 2,375 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 18 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 22 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 27 |
| C32 CFM NO | 1 |
| C33 CFM RETURNS | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 98 |
| C34 CFM CAPITAL | 1,250 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 90 |
| C35 CFM WOOL | 20,000 |
| C36 CFM CLOTH | 10,000 |
| C37 CFM HANDS | 2 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 88 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 73 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 53 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 10 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 71 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 45 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 43 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 72 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 16 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 65 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 9 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 1 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 49 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 3 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 33 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 4 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 1 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 31 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 5 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 20 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 1 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 21 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 1 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 4 |
| C80 BTWN 50 AND 60 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 21 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 4 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 3 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 4 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 1 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 2 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 3 |
| CAR BU | 2 |
| CD NAME | York |
| CID GAL | 3,884 |
| CROP | 12,124 |
| CULT | 14,543 |
| ENG WLS | 103 |
| FC YRDS | 1,090 |
| FLAN YRDS | 2,597 |
| GARDEN | 146 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HELD | 15,471 |
| HORSE | 359 |
| IRE | 92 |
| LINE NO | 386 |
| M COWS | 483 |
| MPLS LBS | 11,160 |
| NB | 15 |
| NOT FRN | 867 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 1 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 37 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 36 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 54 |
| O OVR 200 | 10 |
| O UNDR 10 | 18 |
| OTHER PL | 5 |
| PASTURE | 2,273 |
| SCOT | 27 |
| SHEEP | 1,626 |
| SWINE | 1,086 |
| TOT O | 156 |
| TUR AC | 47 |
| TUR BU | 16,170 |
| US | 67 |
| WOOD | 928 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON042007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130005— 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 1851 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 N, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gwillimbury-n-on042007-1851/.