Goderich, Ontario (1871 census)
Goderich was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,615. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.643°N, 81.636°W.
Population
In 1871, Goderich had a population of 3,615: 1,848 male and 1,767 female residents. Population density was 38.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,715 |
| 1861 | 3,582 |
| 1871 | 3,615 |
| 1881 | 3,444 |
| 1891 | 2,907 |
| 1901 | 2,528 |
| 1911 | 1,926 |
| 1921 | 1,743 |
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, Goderich shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 613 |
| Number of females | 1,767 |
| Number of males | 1,848 |
| Number of married females | 520 |
| Number of married males | 518 |
| Number of married persons | 1,038 |
| Number of widowed females | 60 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 93 |
| Total population | 3,615 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,187 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,297 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,484 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 611 |
| Number of occupied houses | 611 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 49 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 37,794 |
| BWT BU | 373 |
| CRN BU | 2,110 |
| HAY AC | 5,850 |
| HAY TONS | 6,709 |
| OAT BU | 99,367 |
| PEA BU | 41,601 |
| POT AC | 456 |
| POT BU | 41,924 |
| RYE BU | 100 |
| Total area (acres) | 56,666 |
| WHT SP BU | 30,065 |
| WHT WTR BU | 13,051 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 5,008 |
| AREA | 56,666 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 86 |
| CD | 25 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 613 |
| FEMALE | 1,767 |
| GRA BU | 410 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 611 |
| INHABITED | 611 |
| MALE | 1,848 |
| MARRIED F | 520 |
| MARRIED M | 518 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,038 |
| POPULATION | 3,615 |
| ROOT BU | 22,873 |
| SINGLE F | 1,187 |
| SINGLE M | 1,297 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,484 |
| TUR BU | 31,360 |
| UNINHABITED | 49 |
| WIDOWED F | 60 |
| WIDOWED M | 33 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 93 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON025006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119003— 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 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). "Goderich, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/goderich-on025006-1871/.