Gwillimbury N, Ontario (1911 census)
Gwillimbury N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,654. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.302°N, 79.440°W.
Population
In 1911, Gwillimbury N had a population of 1,654: 869 male and 785 female residents. Population density was 32.9 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Gwillimbury N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 32,177 area in acres, 1,654 total population, 869 males in the population, 785 females in the population, 480 single (never-married) males, 392 families, 392 single (never-married) females, 358 married males, 349 married females, 50.28 area in square miles, 43 widowed females, 32.90 population per square mile, 31 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given. 1,827 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 853 persons of British origin (English), 349 persons of British origin (Irish), 240 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 168 persons of Dutch origin, 16 persons of French origin, 16 persons of German origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin. 4 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 736 Methodists, 329 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 318 Presbyterians, 208 Anglicans (Church of England), 42 Roman Catholics, 7 Baptists, 6 Salvation Army adherents, 4 Jews, 3 Mennonites, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 390 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON137003— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gwillimbury-n-on137003-1911/.