Gwillimbury N, Ontario (1881 census)
Gwillimbury N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,151. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.302°N, 79.440°W.
Population
In 1881, Gwillimbury N had a population of 2,151: 1,094 male and 1,057 female residents. Population density was 18.7 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Gwillimbury N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 423 |
| Number of families | 423 |
| Number of females | 1,057 |
| Number of males | 1,094 |
| Number of married females | 377 |
| Number of married males | 375 |
| Number of married persons | 752 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| POP TOT | 2,151 |
| Total population | 2,151 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 639 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 696 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,335 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 417 |
| Number of occupied houses | 417 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,074 |
| Acres of potatoes | 224 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,577 |
| BAR BU | 22,921 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 22,921 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 275 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 405 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,256 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 76,720 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 7,459 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 20,843 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,367 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,027 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 25,369 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 26,833 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 27,799 |
| BWT BU | 275 |
| CRN BU | 2,256 |
| HAY AC | 2,074 |
| HAY TONS | 2,692 |
| OAT BU | 76,720 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 20,843 |
| POT AC | 224 |
| POT BU | 24,367 |
| RYE BU | 1,027 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,692 |
| WHT AC | 5,577 |
| WHT SP BU | 25,369 |
| WHT WTR BU | 27,799 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 639 |
| C UNMD M | 696 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,335 |
| D OCC | 417 |
| FEMALE | 1,057 |
| GRA BU | 405 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 417 |
| H UNINH | 11 |
| MALE | 1,094 |
| MD F | 377 |
| MD M | 375 |
| MD TOT | 752 |
| NUMBER CD | 137 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 7,459 |
| TUR BU | 26,833 |
| WID F | 41 |
| WID M | 23 |
| WID TOT | 64 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON137008— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gwillimbury-n-on137008-1881/.