Goderich, Ontario (1891 census)
Goderich was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,907. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.645°N, 81.638°W.
Population
In 1891, Goderich had a population of 2,907: 1,438 male and 1,469 female residents. Population density was 30.5 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Goderich shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 534 |
| Number of families | 534 |
| Number of females | 1,469 |
| Number of males | 1,438 |
| Number of married females | 435 |
| Number of married males | 436 |
| Number of married persons | 871 |
| Number of widowed females | 68 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| Number of widowed persons | 110 |
| POP F | 1,469 |
| POP M | 1,438 |
| POP TOT | 2,907 |
| Total population | 2,907 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 966 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 960 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,926 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 18 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,889 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 521 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 86 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 45 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 390 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 448 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 73 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 360 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 521 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,803 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 11,000 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,098 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 30,183 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,019 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 42,372 |
| Acres of land in farms | 50,470 |
| Acres of oats | 7,567 |
| Acres of potatoes | 405 |
| Acres of turnips | 329 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,957 |
| BAR AC | 1,803 |
| BAR BU | 41,891 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 41,891 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 158 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 388 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4,233 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,098 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 198,949 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 46,287 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 41,365 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 640 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,157 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 99,398 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 72,856 |
| BWT BU | 388 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 455 |
| CRN BU | 5,098 |
| HAY AC | 8,019 |
| HAY TONS | 12,550 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,180 |
| Number of chickens | 24,471 |
| Number of ducks | 1,084 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 410 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 87 |
| Number of geese | 1,217 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 834 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,388 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,725 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 498 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,340 |
| Number of other fowl | 56 |
| Number of oxen | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 158 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 202 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 54 |
| Number of sheep | 2,511 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,701 |
| Number of swine | 2,707 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,311 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,045 |
| OAT AC | 7,567 |
| OAT BU | 198,949 |
| PEA BU | 46,287 |
| POT AC | 405 |
| POT BU | 41,365 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 11 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 9,311 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,196 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 153,922 |
| RYE BU | 640 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 12,550 |
| WHT AC | 3,957 |
| WHT FALL BU | 72,856 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,157 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 158 |
| A 11 50 | 53 |
| A 201 PL | 31 |
| A 51 100 | 202 |
| BEN BU | 158 |
| BUTTER LB | 153,922 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,180 |
| CHEESE LB | 11 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 966 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 960 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,926 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 9,311 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 834 |
| DUCKS | 1,084 |
| FAMILIES | 534 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,196 |
| FRN CA | 18 |
| GEESE | 1,217 |
| GRA BU | 4,233 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 24,471 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,388 |
| HOUSES | 521 |
| HOUSES B | 86 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 68 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 448 |
| HOUSES S | 45 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 360 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 73 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 390 |
| INF 11 A | 54 |
| MD FEM | 435 |
| MD MALE | 436 |
| MD TOT | 871 |
| MILK COWS | 1,725 |
| NAME CD | Huron, West—Ouest |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 87 |
| OC P | 410 |
| OC TOT | 498 |
| OTHER FOWL | 56 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,340 |
| OTHERS | 2,889 |
| SHEEP | 2,511 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,701 |
| SILOS | 455 |
| SUP AM | 42,372 |
| SUP FOR | 8,098 |
| SUP PAT | 11,000 |
| SUP SC | 30,183 |
| SUP TOT | 50,470 |
| SWINE | 2,707 |
| SWINE KS | 2,311 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 521 |
| TUR AC | 329 |
| TUR BU | 99,398 |
| TURKEY | 1,045 |
| WID FEM | 68 |
| WID MALE | 42 |
| WID TOT | 110 |
| WORKING OX | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON078005— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/goderich-on078005-1891/.