Gwillimbury W, Ontario (1911 census)
Gwillimbury W was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,252. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.151°N, 79.574°W.
Population
In 1911, Gwillimbury W had a population of 2,252: 1,181 male and 1,071 female residents. Population density was 29.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 2,342 |
| 1911 | 2,252 |
| 1921 | 1,994 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Gwillimbury W shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 49,321 area in acres, 2,252 total population, 1,181 males in the population, 1,071 females in the population, 751 single (never-married) males, 622 single (never-married) females, 472 families, 389 married males, 382 married females, 77.06 area in square miles, 67 widowed females, 39 widowed males, 29.22 population per square mile, 2 males with marital status not given. 2,342 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 923 persons of British origin (English), 900 persons of British origin (Irish), 369 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 25 persons of Dutch origin, 14 persons of German origin, 9 persons of French origin, 6 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 756 Methodists, 744 Presbyterians, 635 Anglicans (Church of England), 85 Roman Catholics, 8 Baptists, 8 Brethren, 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 Salvation Army adherents, 4 Friends (Quakers), 4 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 2 Congregationalists, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 471 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144004— 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 1911 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, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gwillimbury-w-on121003-1911/.