Gwillimbury, North—Nord & Snake Island, Ontario (1891 census)
Gwillimbury, North—Nord & Snake Island was a census subdivision in 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 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,990 total population, 1,043 males, 947 females, 737 married persons, 402 families, 370 married males, 367 married females, 70 widowed persons, 48 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,183 single persons under 18, 651 single males under 18, 532 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,990 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 399 occupied houses, 397 houses, 361 houses built of wood, 207 houses of 2 stories, 188 houses of 1 story, 168 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 60 houses of 4 rooms, 54 houses of 5 rooms, 51 houses of 3 rooms, 42 uninhabited houses, 33 houses built of brick, 32 houses of 2 rooms, 26 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of 1 room, 3 houses built of stone, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 98,967 bushels of oats, 90,412 pounds of homemade butter, 50,011 bushels of turnips, 31,684 acres of land in farms, 26,000 bushels of spring wheat, 25,641 acres of improved land in farms, 23,227 bushels of winter wheat, 19,631 acres of farmland under crops, 18,893 bushels of barley, 18,853 bushels of peas, 15,968 bushels of potatoes, 10,681 chickens, 6,677 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,043 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,592 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,145 acres of wheat, 4,840 acres of oats, 3,723 tons of hay, 3,155 acres of hay crops, 2,605 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,997 bushels of corn, 1,894 swine, 1,609 other cattle, 1,593 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,593 sheep, 1,522 cattle killed or sold, 1,450 bushels of buckwheat, 1,320 geese, 1,279 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,259 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,161 acres of barley, 952 milk cows, 893 horses aged over 3 years, 750 horses aged 3 years and under, 715 ducks, 703 turkeys, 418 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 399 occupants of farms, 285 farm occupants who own their land, 238 bushels of beans, 205 acres of potatoes, 185 bushels of rye, 154 acres of turnips, 142 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 92 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 87 farm occupants who rent their land, 82 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 79 other fowl, 58 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 27 employees on farms, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.