Gwillimbury, Ontario (1851 census)
Gwillimbury was a census subdivision in Simcoe County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,894. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.136°N, 79.609°W.
Population
In 1851, Gwillimbury had a population of 3,894: 2,077 male and 1,817 female residents. Population density was 44.3 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Bradford, Village, 1861 (3.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Gwillimbury shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 345 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 311 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 30 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,640 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 177 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,818 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 43 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 259 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 2 |
| Number of families | 311 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 59 |
| Number of females | 1,817 |
| Number of females attending school | 218 |
| Number of lunatic females | 5 |
| Number of lunatic males | 2 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 63 |
| Number of males | 2,077 |
| Number of males attending school | 302 |
| Number of married females | 497 |
| Number of married males | 474 |
| Number of single females | 1,250 |
| Number of single males | 1,568 |
| Number of widowed females | 70 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| POP | 3,894 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,817 |
| POP MX N.1 | 2,077 |
| POP XX N.1 | 3,894 |
| Total population | 3,894 |
Age structure (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 50 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 66 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 54 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 57 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 390 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 66 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 65 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 84 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 69 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 61 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 299 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 74 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 9 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 169 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 168 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 88 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 50 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 11 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 116 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 164 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 78 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 76 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 35 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 234 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 200 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 103 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 10 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 6 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 8 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 298 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 259 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 261 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 51 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 20 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 10 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 7 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 8 |
| Number of single males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 13 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 10 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 19 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 14 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 7 |
| Number of widowed females aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 12 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
Ethnic origin (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 10 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 2,192 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 229 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 1,147 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 247 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 65 |
Agriculture (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 82 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 8 |
| Acres of corn | 28 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 161 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,988 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,489 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 13,765 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 18,914 |
| Acres of land in farms | 35,403 |
| Acres of oats | 2,200 |
| Acres of peas | 2,011 |
| Acres of potatoes | 360 |
| Acres of rye | 3 |
| Acres of turnips | 146 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,974 |
| BAR AC | 82 |
| BAR BU | 1,890 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 285 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 2,226 |
| BEEF BAR | 285 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,890 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 691 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 68,534 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 36,270 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,711 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 29,451 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 93,601 |
| BWT AC | 8 |
| BWT BU | 85 |
| CRN AC | 28 |
| CRN BU | 691 |
| Gallons of cider produced in the past year | 1,236 |
| HAY TONS | 2,288 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 656 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 1,023 |
| Number of horses | 1,021 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,078 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 343 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 229 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 4,955 |
| Number of swine | 3,714 |
| OAT AC | 2,200 |
| OAT BU | 68,534 |
| PEA AC | 2,011 |
| PEA BU | 36,270 |
| PORK BAR | 2,226 |
| POT AC | 360 |
| POT BU | 22,711 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 4,917 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 66,913 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 6 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 12,324 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 12,800 |
| RYE AC | 3 |
| RYE BU | 40 |
| TOB LBS | 20 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,288 |
| WHT AC | 4,974 |
| WHT BU | 93,601 |
| WOOL LBS | 12,800 |
Manufacturing & industry (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production | 70 |
| Feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production | 3,000 |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting daily production | 1 |
| Number of saw mills | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of saw mills reporting daily production | 1 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 6,805 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 2,665 |
Fisheries (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of cured fish produced in the past year | 3 |
Deaths & mortality (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 11 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 4 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 14 |
Other recorded variables (156 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 66,913 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| BOV | 656 |
| C F BAR | 3 |
| C H | 1,023 |
| C LBS | 4,917 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 1 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 2,077 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,817 |
| C03 GM WATER | 1 |
| C03 TOTAL | 3,894 |
| C04 GM NO YEAR | 1 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,818 |
| C05 GM BARRELS YEAR | 3,000 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,640 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 259 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 177 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 43 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 30 |
| C105 BTWN 80 AND 90 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C107 BTWN 90 AND 100 M S | 1 |
| C110 BTWN 90 AND 100 F S | 1 |
| C111 BTWN 90 AND 100 F WID | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 63 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 474 |
| C127 S MALE | 1,568 |
| C128 WID MALE | 35 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 2,077 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 59 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 500 |
| C130 MD FEM | 497 |
| C131 S FEM | 1,250 |
| C132 WID FEM | 70 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,817 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 3,894 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 11 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 3 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 14 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 74 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 302 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 218 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 2 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 1 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 2 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 66 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 5 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 4 |
| C16 SM NO | 10 |
| C17 SM STEAM | 1 |
| C18 SM WATER | 9 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 65 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 8 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 66 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 1,950,000 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 1 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 84 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 54 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 69 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 50 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 10 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 3,125 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 7 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 61 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 2 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 57 |
| C32 DEATHS UNDER 5 M | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 299 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 390 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 298 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 234 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 259 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 9 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 200 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 116 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 261 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 4 |
| C52 TAN NO | 1 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 169 |
| C53 TAN RETURNS | 1 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 103 |
| C54 TAN CAPITAL | 150 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 6 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 164 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 51 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 4 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 168 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 10 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 13 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 78 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 20 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 4 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 88 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 6 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 10 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 76 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 10 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 7 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 50 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 8 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 19 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 35 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 7 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 12 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 11 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 3 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 14 |
| C88 BTWN 60 AND 70 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 4 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 8 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 4 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 2 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 2 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 7 |
| C96 BTWN 70 AND 80 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C97 BTWN 70 AND 80 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 1 |
| C99 BTWN 80 AND 90 M S | 1 |
| CAR BU | 63 |
| CD NAME | Simcoe |
| CID GAL | 1,236 |
| CROP | 13,765 |
| CULT | 18,914 |
| DE NL | 2 |
| ENG WLS | 229 |
| FC YRDS | 2,665 |
| FLAN YRDS | 6,805 |
| FREN ORIG | 10 |
| GARDEN | 161 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HELD | 35,403 |
| HOP LBS | 6 |
| HORSE | 1,021 |
| IRE | 1,147 |
| LINE NO | 322 |
| M COWS | 1,078 |
| MPLS LBS | 12,324 |
| NOT FRN | 2,192 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 5 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 48 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 52 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 229 |
| O OVR 200 | 2 |
| O UNDR 10 | 7 |
| OTHER PL | 2 |
| PASTURE | 4,988 |
| SCOT | 247 |
| SHEEP | 4,955 |
| SWINE | 3,714 |
| TOT O | 343 |
| TUR AC | 146 |
| TUR BU | 29,451 |
| US | 65 |
| WOOD | 16,489 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON035010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON035010— 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 1851 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, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gwillimbury-on035010-1851/.