Gwillimbury N, Ontario (1851 census)

Gwillimbury N was a census subdivision in 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 trajectory across census years

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:

• Georgina
• Gwillimbury
• Gwillimbury E
• Innisfil
• Oro

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,176 total population, 598 males, 578 females, Male members of the family who are present: 572, Female members of the family who are present: 561, 405 single males, 370 single females, 190 families, 189 married females, 189 married males, 116 males attending school, 85 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 26, 20 female births, 19 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 17, 14 male births, Male members of the family who are present: 10, Female members of the family who are absent: 4, 4 widowed males, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 98 males aged 5 to 10, 90 females aged 5 to 10, 88 single males aged 10 to 15, 73 single females aged 10 to 15, 72 married females aged 20 to 30, 71 single females aged 15 to 20, 65 married males aged 30 to 40, 53 single males aged 15 to 20, 49 married females aged 30 to 40, 45 married males aged 20 to 30, 43 single males aged 20 to 30, 33 married males aged 40 to 50, 31 males under age 1, 31 married females aged 40 to 50, 29 females under age 1, 27 females aged 4 to 5, 27 males aged 2 to 3, 23 females aged 1 to 2, 23 females aged 2 to 3, 22 males aged 4 to 5, 21 married females aged 50 to 60, 21 married males aged 60 to 70, 20 married males aged 50 to 60, 17 females age 3 to 4, 16 males aged 1 to 2, 16 single females aged 20 to 30, 14 males aged 3 to 4, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 9 single males aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 married females aged 60 to 70, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 867 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 103 persons originating in England or Wales, 92 persons originating in Ireland, 67 persons originating in the United States, 27 persons originating in Scotland, 15 persons originating in New Brunswick, 5 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 32,230 bushels of oats, 26,803 bushels of wheat, 23,167 pounds of homemade butter, 16,170 bushels of turnips, 15,471 acres of land in farms, 14,543 acres of farmland under cultivation, 12,124 acres of farmland under crops, 11,160 pounds of maple sugar, 8,660 bushels of peas, 7,294 bushels of potatoes, 4,753 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,690 barrels of beef, 3,884 gallons of cider, 3,040 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,273 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,626 sheep, 1,614 acres of wheat, 1,575 bushels of corn, 1,145 barrels of pork, 1,086 swine, 928 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 882 acres of oats, 706 tons of hay, 656 bushels of buckwheat, 483 milk cows, 449 acres of peas, 400 calves and heifers, 381 bulls, oxen, or steers, 366 bushels of barley, 359 horses, 160 bushels of rye, 156 occupants of farms, 146 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 90 acres of potatoes, 56 acres of corn, 54 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 47 acres of turnips, 37 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 36 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 31 acres of buckwheat, 20 bushels of beans, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 16 acres of barley, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 acres of rye, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 bushels of carrots, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 20,000 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 10,000 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, $5,300 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 2,597 yards of flannel, $2,375 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 2,000 feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, 1,250 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 1,090 yards of fulled cloth, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: 1,050, $135 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 18 employees in saw mills, 15 saw mills, 14 saw mills powered by water, 8 saw mills returning capital, 7 saw mills reporting annual production, 5 employees in grist mills, 3 saw mills reporting production by number of logs, 3 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 2 employees in carding and fulling mills, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 grist mills returning capital, 2 saw mills reporting daily production, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 grist mills reporting weekly production, 1 saw mills powered by steam. 1,063,470 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 3,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. 20 barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 4 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males 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. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON042007 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON154004_1911 — 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/.