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 25.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,342 |
| POP F | 1,071 |
| POP M | 1,181 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 29.22 |
| POP TOT | 2,252 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 635 |
| AREA ACRES | 49,321 |
| AREA SQ MI | 77.06 |
| BAPTISTS | 8 |
| BRETHREN | 8 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 923 |
| BRIT IRISH | 900 |
| BRIT OTHER | 6 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 369 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| DUTCH | 25 |
| DWELLINGS | 471 |
| F MARRIED | 382 |
| F SINGLE | 622 |
| F WIDOWED | 67 |
| FAMILIES | 472 |
| FRENCH | 9 |
| FRIENDS | 4 |
| GERMAN | 14 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 389 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 751 |
| M WIDOWED | 39 |
| METHODISTS | 756 |
| MORMONS | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 744 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 85 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 5 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 6 |
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/.