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 density was 20.0 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Gwillimbury N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 402 |
| Number of females | 1,097 |
| Number of males | 1,207 |
| Number of married females | 364 |
| Number of married males | 366 |
| Number of married persons | 730 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| Total population | 2,304 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 694 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 819 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,513 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 400 |
| Number of occupied houses | 402 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 37 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 22,347 |
| BWT BU | 285 |
| CRN BU | 1,136 |
| HAY AC | 1,512 |
| HAY TONS | 1,932 |
| OAT BU | 49,704 |
| PEA BU | 12,958 |
| POT AC | 277 |
| POT BU | 25,442 |
| RYE BU | 30 |
| Total area (acres) | 31,820 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,172 |
| WHT WTR BU | 13,240 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,497 |
| AREA | 31,820 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 185 |
| CD | 43 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 402 |
| FEMALE | 1,097 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 402 |
| INHABITED | 400 |
| MALE | 1,207 |
| MARRIED F | 364 |
| MARRIED M | 366 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 730 |
| POPULATION | 2,304 |
| ROOT BU | 1,477 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 694 |
| SINGLE M | 819 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,513 |
| TUR BU | 41,949 |
| UNINHABITED | 37 |
| WIDOWED F | 39 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON043007— 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 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/.