Gwillimbury, North—Nord & Snake Island, Ontario (1901 census)
Gwillimbury, North—Nord & Snake Island was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,827. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.302°N, 79.440°W.
Population
In 1901, Gwillimbury, North—Nord & Snake Island had a population of 1,827: 958 male and 869 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Gwillimbury, North—Nord & Snake Island shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 396 |
| Number of females | 869 |
| Number of males | 958 |
| Number of married females | 353 |
| Number of married males | 348 |
| Number of single females | 466 |
| Number of single males | 584 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| POP F | 869 |
| POP M | 958 |
| POP TOT | 1,827 |
| Total population | 1,827 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 393 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 32,177 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 32,177 |
| FAMILIES | 396 |
| HOUSES | 393 |
| MARRIED F | 353 |
| MARRIED M | 348 |
| SINGLE F | 466 |
| SINGLE M | 584 |
| WIDOWED F | 50 |
| WIDOWED M | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130005_1891— 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 1901 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, North—Nord & Snake Island, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gwillimbury-north-nord-snake-island-on130005-1901/.