Toronto Gore, Ontario (1881 census)
Toronto Gore was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,363. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7826396. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.767°N, 79.681°W.
Population
In 1881, Toronto Gore had a population of 1,363: 706 male and 657 female residents. Population density was 41.9 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Toronto Gore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 246 |
| Number of families | 246 |
| Number of females | 657 |
| Number of males | 706 |
| Number of married females | 206 |
| Number of married males | 208 |
| Number of married persons | 414 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP TOT | 1,363 |
| Total population | 1,363 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 417 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 487 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 904 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 233 |
| Number of occupied houses | 233 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,712 |
| Acres of potatoes | 128 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,848 |
| BAR BU | 73,271 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 73,271 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 183 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 65,895 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 7,248 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 13,595 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,764 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,938 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,430 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 51,141 |
| CRN BU | 150 |
| HAY AC | 1,712 |
| HAY TONS | 2,114 |
| OAT BU | 65,895 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 13,595 |
| POT AC | 128 |
| POT BU | 9,764 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,114 |
| WHT AC | 3,848 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,938 |
| WHT WTR BU | 51,141 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 417 |
| C UNMD M | 487 |
| C UNMD TOT | 904 |
| D OCC | 233 |
| FEMALE | 657 |
| GRA BU | 183 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 233 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| MALE | 706 |
| MD F | 206 |
| MD M | 208 |
| MD TOT | 414 |
| NUMBER CD | 140 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 7,248 |
| TUR BU | 3,430 |
| WID F | 34 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON140005— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/toronto-gore-on140005-1881/.