Gwillimbury N, Ontario (1871 census)
Gwillimbury N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,304. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.302°N, 79.440°W.
Population
In 1871, Gwillimbury N had a population of 2,304: 1,207 male and 1,097 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,176 |
| 1871 | 2,304 |
| 1881 | 2,151 |
| 1911 | 1,654 |
| 1921 | 1,630 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Gwillimbury N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,304 total population, 1,207 males, 1,097 females, 730 married persons, 402 families, 366 married males, 364 married females, 61 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 22 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,513 single persons under 18, 819 single males under 18, 694 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 402 occupied houses, 400 inhabited houses, 37 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 31,820 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON043007— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gwillimbury-n-on043007-1871/.