Goderich, Ontario (1901 census)
Goderich was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,528. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261587. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.645°N, 81.638°W.
Population
In 1901, Goderich had a population of 2,528: 1,276 male and 1,252 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Goderich shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 2,528 total population, 1,276 males, 1,252 females, 820 single males, 787 single females, 504 families, 420 married males, 419 married females, 46 widowed females, 36 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 503 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 53,849 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON075004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119003_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261587
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/goderich-on075004-1901/.