Gwillimbury, North—Nord & Snake Island, Ontario (1891 census)
Gwillimbury, North—Nord & Snake Island was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,990. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.302°N, 79.440°W.
Population
In 1891, Gwillimbury, North—Nord & Snake Island had a population of 1,990: 1,043 male and 947 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Gwillimbury, North—Nord & Snake Island shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 175 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 402 |
| Number of families | 402 |
| Number of females | 947 |
| Number of males | 1,043 |
| Number of married females | 367 |
| Number of married males | 370 |
| Number of married persons | 737 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 70 |
| POP F | 947 |
| POP M | 1,043 |
| POP TOT | 1,990 |
| Total population | 1,990 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 532 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 651 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,183 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,990 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 397 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 33 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 361 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 188 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 207 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 168 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 399 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 42 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,161 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 418 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,592 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,043 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 19,631 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,155 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 25,641 |
| Acres of land in farms | 31,684 |
| Acres of oats | 4,840 |
| Acres of potatoes | 205 |
| Acres of turnips | 154 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,145 |
| BAR AC | 1,161 |
| BAR BU | 18,893 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 18,893 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 238 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,450 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,593 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,997 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 98,967 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 18,853 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,968 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 185 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 26,000 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 50,011 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 23,227 |
| BWT BU | 1,450 |
| CRN BU | 1,997 |
| HAY AC | 3,155 |
| HAY TONS | 3,723 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,522 |
| Number of chickens | 10,681 |
| Number of ducks | 715 |
| Number of employees on farms | 27 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 285 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 87 |
| Number of geese | 1,320 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 750 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 893 |
| Number of milk cows | 952 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 399 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,609 |
| Number of other fowl | 79 |
| Number of oxen | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 82 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 142 |
| Number of sheep | 1,593 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,279 |
| Number of swine | 1,894 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,605 |
| Number of turkeys | 703 |
| OAT AC | 4,840 |
| OAT BU | 98,967 |
| PEA BU | 18,853 |
| POT AC | 205 |
| POT BU | 15,968 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,677 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,259 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 90,412 |
| RYE BU | 185 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,723 |
| WHT AC | 5,145 |
| WHT FALL BU | 23,227 |
| WHT SP BU | 26,000 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 92 |
| A 11 50 | 58 |
| A 201 PL | 25 |
| A 51 100 | 82 |
| BEN BU | 238 |
| BUTTER LB | 90,412 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,522 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 532 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 651 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,183 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,677 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 750 |
| DUCKS | 715 |
| FAMILIES | 402 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,259 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 1,320 |
| GRA BU | 1,593 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 10,681 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 893 |
| HOUSES | 397 |
| HOUSES B | 33 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 60 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 188 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 168 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 51 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 207 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 42 |
| HOUSES W | 361 |
| INF 11 A | 142 |
| MD FEM | 367 |
| MD MALE | 370 |
| MD TOT | 737 |
| MILK COWS | 952 |
| NAME CD | York, North-Nord |
| OC E | 27 |
| OC F | 87 |
| OC P | 285 |
| OC TOT | 399 |
| OTHER FOWL | 79 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,609 |
| OTHERS | 1,990 |
| SHEEP | 1,593 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,279 |
| SUP AM | 25,641 |
| SUP FOR | 6,043 |
| SUP JV | 418 |
| SUP PAT | 5,592 |
| SUP SC | 19,631 |
| SUP TOT | 31,684 |
| SWINE | 1,894 |
| SWINE KS | 2,605 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 399 |
| TUR AC | 154 |
| TUR BU | 50,011 |
| TURKEY | 703 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 48 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 70 |
| WORKING OX | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132005— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gwillimbury-north-nord-snake-island-on132005-1891/.