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Year: 1861  |  Province: Ontario

Gwillimhury, North, Ontario (1861 census)

Gwillimhury, North was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,842. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.302°N, 79.440°W.

Population

In 1861, Gwillimhury, North had a population of 1,842: 967 male and 875 female residents.

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Gwillimhury, North shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,842 total population, 967 males, Male members of the family who are present: 881, 875 females, Female members of the family who are present: 829, 648 single males, 544 single females, 306 married females, 306 married males, 159 males attending school, 117 females attending school, 90 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 86, 76 adult males unable to read or write, 51 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 46, 32 female births, 25 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 2 blind males, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 134 males aged 5 to 10, 130 single females aged 10 to 15, 120 single males aged 10 to 15, 115 married females aged 20 to 30, 110 females aged 5 to 10, 96 married females aged 30 to 40, 95 single males aged 15 to 20, 94 married males aged 30 to 40, 82 single males aged 20 to 30, 81 single females aged 15 to 20, 74 married males aged 40 to 50, 64 married males aged 20 to 30, 43 females aged 4 to 5, 40 married females aged 40 to 50, 39 males aged 2 to 3, 38 married males aged 50 to 60, 37 single females aged 20 to 30, 36 females aged 2 to 3, 36 males aged 4 to 5, 31 females aged 1 to 2, 28 females age 3 to 4, 28 males aged 1 to 2, 28 married females aged 50 to 60, 26 males aged 3 to 4, 21 married males aged 60 to 70, 19 single males aged 30 to 40, 14 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 married males aged 70 to 80, 11 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 females of unknown age, 2 males of unknown age, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,328 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 186 persons originating in England or Wales, 141 persons originating in Ireland, 90 persons originating in the United States, 47 persons originating in Scotland, 31 French Canadians, 13 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $557,296 value farms (dollars), $55,942 value all livestock, 43,402 bushels of spring wheat, 38,637 bushels of oats, 37,765 bushels of turnips, $29,920 value horses aged over 3 years, 22,901 bushels of winter wheat, $22,281 value farm implements in dollars, 21,555 pounds of homemade butter, 20,006 bushels of potatoes, 19,998 acres of land in farms, 19,860 pounds of maple sugar, 16,223 bushels of peas, 11,604 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,394 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,763 acres of farmland under crops, 4,700 pounds of wool produced on farms, $2,753 value garden and orchard crops, 2,326 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,248 acres of spring wheat, 2,245 bushels of barley, 1,836 gallons of cider, 1,709 bushels of carrots, 1,454 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,436 sheep, 1,261 bushels of corn, 1,028 swine, 993 acres of winter wheat, 983 acres of oats, 688 tons of hay, 654 acres of peas, 591 calves and heifers, 590 milk cows, 565 barrels of pork, 431 horses aged over 3 years, 221 bushels of buckwheat, 218 occupants of farms, 180 horses aged 3 years and under, 177 acres of farmland in gardens, 174 bulls, oxen, or steers, 152 acres of potatoes, 126 acres of turnips, 89 acres of barley, 80 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 72 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 64 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 60 barrels of beef, 49 acres of corn, 35 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 35 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 acres of buckwheat, 12 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 9 bushels of beans, 9 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $4,817 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,673 yards of flannel, 837 yards of fulled cloth, 104 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 11 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

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, North, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gwillimhury-north-on105004-1861/.