North Gower, Ontario (1891 census)
North Gower was a township in Ontario (Canada West / 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 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 489 |
| Number of families | 489 |
| Number of females | 1,165 |
| Number of males | 1,218 |
| Number of married females | 377 |
| Number of married males | 376 |
| Number of married persons | 753 |
| Number of widowed females | 86 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 114 |
| POP F | 1,165 |
| POP M | 1,218 |
| POP TOT | 2,383 |
| Total population | 2,383 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 702 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 814 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,516 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 69 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,314 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 484 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 36 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 17 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 431 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 21 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 237 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 247 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 230 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 484 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 739 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 191 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,067 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,998 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 18,982 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,964 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 26,240 |
| Acres of land in farms | 32,238 |
| Acres of oats | 8,277 |
| Acres of potatoes | 527 |
| Acres of turnips | 84 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,124 |
| BAR AC | 739 |
| BAR BU | 9,603 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,603 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 293 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,468 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 83 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,063 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 128,295 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6,895 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 52,232 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,988 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,397 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 21,988 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 18 |
| BWT BU | 2,468 |
| CRN BU | 1,063 |
| HAY AC | 4,964 |
| HAY TONS | 5,115 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 672 |
| Number of chickens | 14,473 |
| Number of ducks | 283 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 361 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 44 |
| Number of geese | 821 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 408 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 876 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,850 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 406 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,690 |
| Number of other fowl | 45 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 79 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 161 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 85 |
| Number of sheep | 2,463 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,583 |
| Number of swine | 1,030 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 922 |
| Number of turkeys | 970 |
| OAT AC | 8,277 |
| OAT BU | 128,295 |
| PEA BU | 6,895 |
| POT AC | 527 |
| POT BU | 52,232 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,220 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 9,727 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 708 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 91,843 |
| RYE BU | 3,988 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,115 |
| WHT AC | 1,124 |
| WHT FALL BU | 18 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,397 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 72 |
| A 11 50 | 79 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 161 |
| BEN BU | 293 |
| BUTTER LB | 91,843 |
| CATTLE KS | 672 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,220 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 702 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 814 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,516 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 9,727 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 408 |
| DUCKS | 283 |
| FAMILIES | 489 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 708 |
| FRN CA | 69 |
| GEESE | 821 |
| GRA BU | 83 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 14,473 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 876 |
| HOUSES | 484 |
| HOUSES B | 36 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 57 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 53 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 237 |
| HOUSES S | 17 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 230 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 59 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 247 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 35 |
| HOUSES W | 431 |
| INF 11 A | 85 |
| MD FEM | 377 |
| MD MALE | 376 |
| MD TOT | 753 |
| MILK COWS | 1,850 |
| NAME CD | Carleton |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 44 |
| OC P | 361 |
| OC TOT | 406 |
| OTHER FOWL | 45 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,690 |
| OTHERS | 2,314 |
| SHEEP | 2,463 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,583 |
| SUP AM | 26,240 |
| SUP FOR | 5,998 |
| SUP JV | 191 |
| SUP PAT | 7,067 |
| SUP SC | 18,982 |
| SUP TOT | 32,238 |
| SWINE | 1,030 |
| SWINE KS | 922 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 484 |
| TUR AC | 84 |
| TUR BU | 21,988 |
| TURKEY | 970 |
| WID FEM | 86 |
| WID MALE | 28 |
| WID TOT | 114 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
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/.