Gwillimbury W-O, Ontario (1871 census)
Gwillimbury W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,036. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.137°N, 79.611°W.
Population
In 1871, Gwillimbury W-O had a population of 3,036: 1,574 male and 1,462 female residents. Population density was 35.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,603 |
| 1871 | 3,036 |
| 1881 | 2,994 |
| 1891 | 2,525 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 became part of Gwillimbury W-O, 1881 (82.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Gwillimbury W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 547 |
| Number of females | 1,462 |
| Number of males | 1,574 |
| Number of married females | 447 |
| Number of married males | 449 |
| Number of married persons | 896 |
| Number of widowed females | 78 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 114 |
| Total population | 3,036 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 937 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,089 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,026 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 547 |
| Number of occupied houses | 547 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 53 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 49,510 |
| BWT BU | 46 |
| CRN BU | 480 |
| HAY AC | 3,166 |
| HAY TONS | 3,869 |
| OAT BU | 72,541 |
| PEA BU | 34,834 |
| POT AC | 393 |
| POT BU | 41,608 |
| RYE BU | 568 |
| Total area (acres) | 43,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 52,088 |
| WHT WTR BU | 29,969 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 7,461 |
| AREA | 43,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 46 |
| CD | 41 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 547 |
| FEMALE | 1,462 |
| GRA BU | 274 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 547 |
| INHABITED | 547 |
| MALE | 1,574 |
| MARRIED F | 447 |
| MARRIED M | 449 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 896 |
| POPULATION | 3,036 |
| ROOT BU | 8,238 |
| SINGLE F | 937 |
| SINGLE M | 1,089 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,026 |
| TUR BU | 60,274 |
| UNINHABITED | 53 |
| WIDOWED F | 78 |
| WIDOWED M | 36 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 114 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON041002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132006_1861— 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 1871 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 W-O, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gwillimbury-w-o-on041002-1871/.