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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261587. 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 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Goderich shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,907 total population, 1,469 females, 1,438 males, 871 married persons, 534 families, 436 married males, 435 married females, 110 widowed persons, 68 widowed females, 42 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,926 single persons under 18, 966 single females under 18, 960 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,889 persons who are not French Canadian, 18 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 521 houses, 521 occupied houses, 448 houses of 1 story, 390 houses built of wood, 360 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 86 houses built of brick, 73 houses of 2 stories, 68 houses of 4 rooms, 45 houses built of stone, 38 houses of 5 rooms, 26 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 18 houses of 3 rooms, 16 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 198,949 bushels of oats, 153,922 pounds of homemade butter, 99,398 bushels of turnips, 72,856 bushels of winter wheat, 50,470 acres of land in farms, 46,287 bushels of peas, 42,372 acres of improved land in farms, 41,891 bushels of barley, 41,365 bushels of potatoes, 30,183 acres of farmland under crops, 24,471 chickens, 12,550 tons of hay, 11,000 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,311 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 8,098 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,019 acres of hay crops, 7,567 acres of oats, 7,157 bushels of spring wheat, 5,098 bushels of corn, 4,340 other cattle, 4,233 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4,196 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,957 acres of wheat, 2,707 swine, 2,511 sheep, 2,311 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,180 cattle killed or sold, 1,803 acres of barley, 1,725 milk cows, 1,701 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,388 horses aged over 3 years, 1,217 geese, 1,084 ducks, 1,045 turkeys, 834 horses aged 3 years and under, 640 bushels of rye, 498 occupants of farms, Capacity of silos (tons): 455, 410 farm occupants who own their land, 405 acres of potatoes, 388 bushels of buckwheat, 329 acres of turnips, 202 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 158 bushels of beans, 158 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 87 farm occupants who rent their land, 56 other fowl, 54 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 53 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 31 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 7 oxen, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON078005— 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 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/.