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 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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,363 total population, 706 males, 657 females, 414 married persons, 246 families, 208 married males, 206 married females, 45 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 904 single persons under 18, 487 single males under 18, 417 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 233 inhabited houses, 233 occupied houses, 12 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 73,271 bushels of barley, 65,895 bushels of oats, 51,141 bushels of winter wheat, 13,595 bushels of peas and beans, 9,764 bushels of potatoes, 7,938 bushels of spring wheat, 7,248 bushels of other root crops, 3,848 acres of wheat, 3,430 bushels of turnips, 2,114 tons of hay, 1,712 acres of hay crops, 183 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 150 bushels of corn, 128 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,363 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.