Toronto Gore, Ontario (1871 census)
Toronto Gore was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,559. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7826396. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.767°N, 79.681°W.
Population
In 1871, Toronto Gore had a population of 1,559: 786 male and 773 female residents. Population density was 47.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,820 |
| 1861 | 1,728 |
| 1871 | 1,559 |
| 1881 | 1,363 |
| 1891 | 1,247 |
| 1901 | 1,032 |
| 1911 | 996 |
| 1921 | 791 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Toronto Gore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 268 |
| Number of females | 773 |
| Number of males | 786 |
| Number of married females | 218 |
| Number of married males | 224 |
| Number of married persons | 442 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| Total population | 1,559 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 513 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 546 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,059 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 266 |
| Number of occupied houses | 266 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 63,002 |
| BWT BU | 18 |
| CRN BU | 16 |
| HAY AC | 1,958 |
| HAY TONS | 2,287 |
| OAT BU | 31,737 |
| PEA BU | 18,961 |
| POT AC | 159 |
| POT BU | 15,621 |
| Total area (acres) | 20,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 873 |
| WHT WTR BU | 37,665 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,223 |
| AREA | 20,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| CD | 39 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 268 |
| FEMALE | 773 |
| GRA BU | 196 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 266 |
| INHABITED | 266 |
| MALE | 786 |
| MARRIED F | 218 |
| MARRIED M | 224 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 442 |
| POPULATION | 1,559 |
| ROOT BU | 11,673 |
| SINGLE F | 513 |
| SINGLE M | 546 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,059 |
| TUR BU | 27,988 |
| UNINHABITED | 17 |
| WIDOWED F | 42 |
| WIDOWED M | 16 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 58 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON039003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON136005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7826396
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Gore
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Toronto Gore, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/toronto-gore-on039003-1871/.