North Gower, Ontario (1891 census)
North Gower was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,383. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.153°N, 75.696°W.
Population
In 1891, North Gower had a population of 2,383: 1,218 male and 1,165 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,383 |
| 1901 | 2,235 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, North Gower shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,383 total population, 1,218 males, 1,165 females, 753 married persons, 489 families, 377 married females, 376 married males, 114 widowed persons, 86 widowed females, 28 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,516 single persons under 18, 814 single males under 18, 702 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,314 persons who are not French Canadian, 69 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 484 houses, 484 occupied houses, 431 houses built of wood, 247 houses of 2 stories, 237 houses of 1 story, 230 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 59 houses of 2 rooms, 57 houses of 5 rooms, 53 houses of 4 rooms, 52 houses of 3 rooms, 36 houses built of brick, 35 uninhabited houses, 21 houses of 1 room, 17 houses built of stone, 12 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 128,295 bushels of oats, 91,843 pounds of homemade butter, 52,232 bushels of potatoes, 32,238 acres of land in farms, 26,240 acres of improved land in farms, 21,988 bushels of turnips, 18,982 acres of farmland under crops, 14,473 chickens, 10,397 bushels of spring wheat, 9,727 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 9,603 bushels of barley, 8,277 acres of oats, 7,067 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,895 bushels of peas, 5,998 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,115 tons of hay, 4,964 acres of hay crops, 3,988 bushels of rye, 2,468 bushels of buckwheat, 2,463 sheep, 1,850 milk cows, 1,690 other cattle, 1,583 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,220 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,124 acres of wheat, 1,063 bushels of corn, 1,030 swine, 970 turkeys, 922 swine slaughtered or sold, 876 horses aged over 3 years, 821 geese, 739 acres of barley, 708 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 672 cattle killed or sold, 527 acres of potatoes, 408 horses aged 3 years and under, 406 occupants of farms, 361 farm occupants who own their land, 293 bushels of beans, 283 ducks, 191 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 161 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 85 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 84 acres of turnips, 83 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 79 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 72 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 45 other fowl, 44 farm occupants who rent their land, 18 bushels of winter wheat, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 employees on farms, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Moss Kent Dickinson | 1822–1897 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON055005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON052006— 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 1891 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). "North Gower, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/north-gower-on055005-1891/.