Gwillimhury, East, Ontario (1861 census)
Gwillimhury, East was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,862. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.136°N, 79.410°W.
Population
In 1861, Gwillimhury, East had a population of 3,862: 2,037 male and 1,825 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,208 |
| 1861 | 3,862 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Gwillimhury, East shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,862 total population, 2,037 males, 1,825 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,750, Female members of the family who are present: 1,655, 1,355 single males, 1,154 single females, 652 married males, 616 married females, 395 males attending school, 363 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 287, Females present who are not members of the family: 170, 79 adult males unable to read or write, 75 female births, 75 male births, 61 adult females unable to read or write, 55 widowed females, 30 widowed males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 262 single males aged 20 to 30, 230 single females aged 15 to 20, 226 single males aged 15 to 20, 224 single females aged 10 to 15, 221 males aged 5 to 10, 220 single males aged 10 to 15, 211 females aged 5 to 10, 202 married males aged 30 to 40, 194 married females aged 20 to 30, 171 married females aged 30 to 40, 142 married males aged 40 to 50, 126 married males aged 20 to 30, 114 married females aged 40 to 50, 109 single females aged 20 to 30, 90 married males aged 50 to 60, 82 married females aged 50 to 60, 74 males aged 1 to 2, 71 females age 3 to 4, 71 males aged 3 to 4, 70 females aged 2 to 3, 70 males aged 2 to 3, 69 females aged 1 to 2, 64 married males aged 60 to 70, 62 females aged 4 to 5, 62 males aged 4 to 5, 42 single males aged 30 to 40, 32 married females aged 60 to 70, 23 married males aged 70 to 80, 16 single females aged 30 to 40, 15 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 13 single males aged 40 to 50, 12 males of unknown age, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 80 to 90, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 females of unknown age, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,722 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 502 persons originating in England or Wales, 327 persons originating in Ireland, 168 persons originating in the United States, 67 persons originating in Scotland, 44 French Canadians, 19 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 18 female negroes or coloured persons, 16 male negroes or coloured persons, 6 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 5 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in France. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,377,255 value farms (dollars), $158,107 value all livestock, 149,200 bushels of turnips, 88,770 bushels of oats, 78,115 pounds of homemade butter, 74,769 bushels of winter wheat, $70,127 value horses aged over 3 years, 68,601 bushels of spring wheat, $54,942 value farm implements in dollars, 50,617 bushels of potatoes, 42,248 bushels of peas, 35,747 acres of land in farms, 33,044 pounds of maple sugar, 20,923 acres of farmland under cultivation, 17,209 acres of farmland under crops, 14,824 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,057 gallons of cider, 12,861 pounds of wool produced on farms, 11,197 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 6,190 bushels of carrots, $5,591 value garden and orchard crops, 4,143 sheep, 3,952 bushels of barley, 3,433 acres of spring wheat, 3,355 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,163 acres of winter wheat, 2,702 swine, 2,639 acres of oats, 2,034 tons of hay, 1,779 barrels of pork, 1,733 acres of peas, 1,442 milk cows, 1,303 calves and heifers, 1,049 horses aged over 3 years, 966 bushels of buckwheat, 890 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 757 pounds of flax or hemp, 715 bushels of corn, 435 acres of turnips, 401 acres of potatoes, 365 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 359 acres of farmland in gardens, 355 occupants of farms, 350 horses aged 3 years and under, 259 bulls, oxen, or steers, 197 barrels of beef, 176 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 134 acres of barley, 88 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 74 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 66 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 63 pounds of hops, 44 acres of buckwheat, 40 bushels of rye, 23 acres of corn, 14 bushels of beans, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of mangel wurtzel, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 acres of rye. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $21,686 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,942 yards of flannel, 1,767 yards of fulled cloth, $489 value carriages for hire (dollars), 437 carriages for pleasure, 13 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 35 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 19, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| David Willson | 1778–1866 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON105003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105003_1851— 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 1861 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). "Gwillimhury, East, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gwillimhury-east-on105003-1861/.